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Biography
Frank King is a suicide prevention speaker and trainer, former writer for The Tonight Show for 20 years, and a five-time TEDx Talker.
Depression and suicide run in his family. He’s thought about killing himself more times than he can count. He’s fought a lifetime battle with major depressive disorder and chronic suicidality, turning that long dark journey of the soul into five TEDx Talks and sharing his lifesaving insights on mental health awareness with associations, corporations, and colleges.
He is a motivational public speaker who uses his life lessons and humor to start an important conversation, giving people permission to give voice to their feelings and experiences surrounding depression and suicide. Frank believes that where there is humor there is hope and where there is laughter there is life. Nobody dies laughing. The right person, at the right time, with the right information, can save a life.
Through Frank’s keynotes, you will:
- Recognize the prevalence of death by suicide and the importance of prevention practices within the workplace
- Learn the epidemiology, etiology and risk factors of suicidal behavior
- Discover strategies for screening, assessing, and reducing the risk of suicide
- Understand special concerns, risk factors and interventions related to military veterans
- Identify self-injurious behaviors and what objects, substances, and actions are common in suicide attempts
- Learn the management and treatment modalities for patients at risk for suicide, including best practices for connecting the patient to referral
- Gain the knowledge and skills to conduct suicide Postvention
- Comprehend the relationship between workplace stress and suicide and learn valuable techniques to stress-less at work
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He blends his experience as a 7-times TEDx Talker on Mental Health, a clean, clever stand-up comedian, and as a warrior in his own lifelong battle with depression and thoughts of suicide, for content-packed and eminently listenable keynote presentations and workshops. You can make a difference, you can save a life, and often you can do it by starting a conversation. Book Frank to come to your event and do just that.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Recognize the prevalence of death by suicide and the importance of prevention practices within the workplace
- Learn the epidemiology, etiology and risk factors of suicidal behavior
- Discover strategies for screening, assessing, and reducing the risk of suicide
- Understand special concerns, risk factors and interventions related to military veterans
- Identify self-injurious behaviors and what objects, substances, and actions are common in suicide attempts
- Highlight the management and treatment modalities for patients at risk for suicide, including best practices for connecting the patient to referral
- Gain the knowledge and skills to conduct suicide Postvention
- Comprehend the relationship between workplace stress and suicide and learn valuable techniques to stress-less at work
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Booksby Frank King
Guts, Grit & The Grind
Insights from Frank King
Watch our full conversation here: Mental Health Mastery
"Start the conversation. Break the silence. Break the stigma."
- Frank King"If you bring it up, even though nobody talks about it, if you bring it up, almost everybody has a story. They're just waiting."
- Frank King"I give people permission to give voice to their feelings and experiences."
- Frank KingFor Meeting Planners
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