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Understanding Financial Uncertainty and Military Suicide Risk

July 16, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT
Free
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About This Webinar

This webinar equips financial counselors and military family service providers with the essential knowledge and skills to recognize the critical link between financial distress and suicide risk among service members and their families. Identify stress-reducing financial supports, and how to foster long-term resilience through financial literacy and planning. Learners will also explore best practices for ethical and supportive financial counseling, along with key resources for crisis intervention.

Learning Objectives:

  • Recognize the link between financial stress and suicide risk.
  • Provide proactive financial support to reduce stressors.
  • Foster resilience through financial literacy and future planning.
  • Practice ethical and supportive financial counseling.
  • Navigate resources for crisis intervention and long-term stability.

Presenters

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Erin Straw

Erin Straw, is an Epidemiologist at the Department of Defense, Defense Suicide Prevention Office. Ms. Straw is dedicated to reducing the tragedy of suicide among our Service members, Veterans and their families through data surveillance and analysis as part of a larger public health approach.

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Meredith Rossi

Meredith Rossi, is an Epidemiologist at the Department of Defense with the Defense Suicide Prevention Office. Ms. Rossi is dedicated to reducing the tragedy of suicide in the military community through data-driven programs and policies, and a commitment to a public health approach that starts with data.

Continuing Education (CE) Credit

Continuing Education
  • Accredited Financial Counselors (AFC): This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) credits by the Association for Financial Counseling & Planning Education (AFCPE). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close July 16, 2028.
  • Certified Personal Finance Counselors (CPFC): This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) credits from The Center for Financial Certifications (FinCert.org). **Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close July 16, 2028
  • Certified in Family and Consumer Sciences (CFCS)This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) credits from the American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close July 16, 2027.
  • Certified Personal and Family Finance Educator (CPFFE): This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) credits from the American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close July 16, 2027.
  • Certified Family Life Educators (CFLE): This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) credits from the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). Note: Eligibility for CE credit will close July 16, 2030.
  • OneOp Certificates of Attendance are available for those interested in additional documentation of professional development activities.

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Details

How To Join

Complete the registration form with your name, email address, and how you learned about this webinar. You should receive a confirmation email shortly after with the connection information. Please email us at contact@oneop.org if you have any questions or need technical support.

If you are unable to join the webinar via Zoom, please view the live-streamed webinar at https://www.youtube.com/c/OneOp/live.

More Info

Format
On-Demand Webinars
Continuing Education Credits Available
AAFCS
AFCPE
CPFE
FINCERT
NCFR