# PsychReady

> Practical training for facility behavioral health teams. Free, competency-based modules, simulation drills, and program playbooks for nurses, psychiatrists, social workers, techs, security, and primary-care partners in hospitals and clinics.

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## Key pages
- [Curriculum overview](https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/training/): competency-based design, BST, simulation, mhGAP-style cascade, supervision; aligned with APA, SAMHSA, and NIMH guidance
- [Modules](https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/training/modules.html): 8 full lessons
- [De-escalation](https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/training/de-escalation.html)
- [Suicide/self-harm risk](https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/training/suicide-risk.html)
- [Trauma-informed care](https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/training/trauma-informed.html)
- [TeamSTEPPS-style teamwork](https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/training/teamstepps.html)
- [Telepsychiatry](https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/training/telepsychiatry.html)
- [Restraint alternatives](https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/training/restraint-alternatives.html)
- [Physical health deterioration](https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/training/physical-health.html)
- [Clinical supervision](https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/training/supervision.html)
- [Barrier solutions](https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/barriers.html)
- [For educators](https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/for-educators.html)
- [Pricing](https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/pricing.html): curriculum overview stays free; facility seats are $35/month or $350/year per seat via Stripe Payment Links (seat count chosen at checkout); Module Pack $79 and Program Playbook $149 are one-time Stripe Payment Links
- [About & sources](https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/about.html)

## Markdown mirrors
- https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/content/home.md
- https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/content/modules.md
- https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/content/de-escalation.md
- https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/content/barriers.md

## Standards alignment
Training aligns with public guidance from the American Psychiatric Association (APA), SAMHSA (crisis care, trauma-informed approach, 988, substance use), and NIMH (ASQ suicide screening toolkit, suicide prevention, medications). Sources are linked at https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/training/modules.html#standards

## Newsletter archive
- [Archive](https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/newsletter/): past issues of the weekly brief, newest first
- [RSS](https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/newsletter/feed.xml)
- [Issue 1 / Universal suicide screening, one huddle at a time](https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/newsletter/2026-10-19-universal-screening.html) (2026-10-19): A 10-minute huddle drill on asking the four ASQ screening questions, a new NIMH-supported study on universal screening, SAMHSA's new STREETS awards, and October research from APA journals.
- [Welcome / Issue 0](https://jsuwood-ops.github.io/psychready/newsletter/2026-10-18-welcome.html) (2026-10-18): An introduction to the PsychReady weekly brief: what it covers, how it follows public APA, SAMHSA, and NIMH guidance, and how to subscribe.