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This quarters newsletter highlights all of our Year 3 Scholars, recordings available from our Suicide Care ECHO event, a new tip sheet from the CAPES Lived Experience Advisory Board, focused on AI, mental health and suicide prevention, and reminders of our upcoming retreat.

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CAPES Lived Experience Advisory Board (CLEAB) — CAPES Our Lived Experience Advisory Board, CLEAB, includes six people who all have personal lived experience with suicidal thoughts and/or attempts and with the healthcare system, as well as two…

Read more about the CAPES Lived Experience Advisory Board (CLEAB) and download more of their Tip Sheets here: buff.ly/pRWmxfB

Thank you for following along with this series.

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AI holds significant potential in mental health care—but thoughtful, ethical, and evidence-informed approaches are essential to ensure these tools truly support those who need them.

As we wrap up our series on The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Support, we’re highlighting key risks to consider prior to implementation.

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CAPES Lived Experience Advisory Board (CLEAB) — CAPES Our Lived Experience Advisory Board, CLEAB, includes six people who all have personal lived experience with suicidal thoughts and/or attempts and with the healthcare system, as well as two…

Read more about the CAPES Lived Experience Advisory Board (CLEAB) and download more of their Tip Sheets here: www.umassmed.edu/capes/about/...

As part of our series on AI in suicide prevention and mental health support, we’re highlighting key safeguards to consider when designing and implementing AI tools.

Swipe through to learn more.

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CAPES Lived Experience Advisory Board (CLEAB) — CAPES Our Lived Experience Advisory Board, CLEAB, includes six people who all have personal lived experience with suicidal thoughts and/or attempts and with the healthcare system, as well as two…

Read more about the CAPES Lived Experience Advisory Board (CLEAB) and download heir Tip Sheets here: www.umassmed.edu/capes/about/...

As part of our series on The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Support, we’re highlighting key questions to consider prior to and during AI development.

Swipe through to explore and thank you to our Lived Experience Advisory Board for creating these tipsheets!

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Recordings now available for “Suicide Prevention Implementation Across Diverse Healthcare Settings Using the ECHO Model”. Watch and learn key insights from a 3-year collaboration between AFSP and AAP.

Access the recordings here:
www.umassmed.edu/capes/events...

CAPES will be sharing insights from our new tip sheet:
“The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Support.”

Follow along as we highlight key questions, risks, and safeguards for AI in mental health.

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Congratulations to CAPES faculty member Dr. Emmanuel Agu on being named a 2026 Boston Business Journal Innovator in Healthcare (Research).

His work uses AI and smartphone sensing to help detect and monitor depression and suicide risk.

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Effective suicide prevention is structured, collaborative, and intentional.

Join us on March 3, 2026 (12–3 PM EDT) for a virtual workshop on the Safety Planning Intervention (SPI) with Dr. Rachel Davis-Martin (UMass Chan Medical School).

Register: web.cvent.com/event/a30470...

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Digital suicide prevention tools only work when implemented ethically and transparently. Before introducing any tool, be ready to answer these questions.

Read the full guidance:
hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038...

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What not to do when using digital tools in suicide prevention care.

Our latest CAPES tip sheet outlines key “Don’ts” — from failing to explain a tool to labeling patients as non-compliant for declining it.

Transparency and choice matter.

Read more: hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038...

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📲 How can digital health tools be incorporated into suicide prevention in ways that center transparency, trust, and autonomy?

Our latest CAPES tip sheet outlines key “Dos” for researchers & developers.

Read more: hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038...

⏰ Happening tomorrow!

Join CAPES for a virtual webinar on implementing suicide prevention across healthcare settings using the ECHO Model, with insights from AFSP and AAP.

🗓 Feb 18 | ⏰ 2–3 PM ET | 💻 Zoom
🔗 Register: arcsapps.umassmed.edu/redcap/surve...

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Meet the CAPES Lived Experience Advisory Board

Today, we’re highlighting DeQuincy Meiffren-Lezine, PhD (he/him), a member of the CAPES Lived Experience Advisory Board.

🔗 Learn more about the CAPES Lived Experience Advisory Board:
www.umassmed.edu/capes/about/...

Meet the CAPES Lived Experience Advisory Board!

Today, we’re highlighting Jennifer Glynn (she/her), a member of the CAPES Lived Experience Advisory Board.

🔗 Learn more about the CAPES Lived Experience Advisory Board:
www.umassmed.edu/capes/about/...

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