Event & Training Types: Grantee Meeting

2018 Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting Resources

Note: We have only included presentations that the presenters agreed to share on this website.

Agenda

Campus Agenda
State and Tribal Agenda
 

Monday, March 19 (Day 1)

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Campus Plenary

Presenter(s):
Bonnie Lipton, MPH, Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) | View Presentation – Comprehensive Approach: SPRC
Nance Roy, EdD, The Jed Foundation (JED) | View Presentation – Comprehensive Approach: The Jed Foundation

Tribal Grantee Plenary

Presenter(s):
Don Lyons MSW, Anishinabe Leech Lake Nation /Six Nations Mohawk, SAMHSA Tribal Technical Assistance Center
Maegan Ray, Wailaki/Pomo, SAMHSA Tribal Technical Assistance Center
Lori King, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, SAMHSA Tribal Technical Assistance Center

State Plenary

Presenter(s):
Brian Hepburn, MD, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) | View Presentation – Trends in Behavioral Health
Brandon Johnson, MHS, SAMHSA
James Wright, LCPC, SAMHSA

Tuesday, March 20 (Day 2)

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Campus Plenary

Presenter(s):
Christina Zurla, ICF and Sophia Zanakos, PhD, ICF | View Presentation – How to Make Your Data Tell the (Right) Story

Campus Breakout 1A: Best Practices in Creating Data and Surveillance Systems on Campus and Lessons Learned

Presenter(s):
Bob Lang, LPC, LAC, Colorado Mesa University | View Presentation
Nora Kuiper, MPH, ICF | View Presentation
Bonnie Lipton, MPH, SPRC | View Presentation

Campus Breakout 1B: Creating a Safety Net with On and Off Campus Partners

Presenter(s):
Jonathan Pohl, PhD, Central Connecticut State University | View Presentation
Christine Asidao, PhD, Amanda Byrnes, LMSW, Diana Parrish, LMSW, University of Michigan | View Presentation
Luis G. Manzo, PhD, St. John’s University | View Presentation 

Campus Breakout 1C: Creative Management of Substance Use Disorders on College Campuses

Presenter(s):
Michael R. Nadorff, PhD, Mississippi State University | View Presentation
Melinda Moore, PhD, Eastern Kentucky University | View Presentation

Campus Breakout 1D: Community College & Commuter School Roundtable

Facilitator:
Alfred Forrest, MD, JD, FACOG, West Valley College

Campus Breakout 2A: Public Messaging for Suicide Prevention — Why It Matters and How to Do It

Presenter(s):
Frances Gonzalez, Ashley Vactor, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Luis G. Manzo, PhD, St. John’s University | View Presentation

Campus Breakout 2B: Community Colleges — Increasing Student Access to Mental Health and Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder Services

Presenter(s):
George Mageles, MA, LMFT, West Valley College | View Presentation
Emma Griffs, MPH, Red Rocks Community College | View Presentation
Tiffiney Lozano, Feather River College | View Presentation 
Dana Nowling, Plumas Rural Services

Campus Breakout 2C: Identify and Assist — Training Methods and Screening to Identify At-Risk Students and the Impact on Connecting Them to Service

Presenter(s):
Nora Kuiper, MPH, ICF | View Presentation
Michael R. Nadorff, PhD, Mississippi State University | View Presentation
Marty Swanbrow Becker, PhD, Florida State University 

Campus Breakout 2D: Strategies to Engage High-Risk and Special Populations on Campus

Presenter(s):
Regina Varin-Mignano, LCSW-R, PhD, Matthew Joffe, MA, LaGuardia Community College/CUNY | View Presentation
Cindy Ewell Foster, PhD, University of Michigan | View Presentation

Campus Skill Building

Presenter(s):
Christina Zurla, ICF and Sophia Zanakos, PhD, ICF | View Presentation – How to Make Your Data Tell the (Right) Story, Part 2

Guided Team Planning

Presenter(s):
Irene Cho, EdM, SPRC | View Worksheet
Ashleigh Husbands, MA, SPRC
Bonnie Lipton, MPH, SPRC

State & Tribal Plenary

Presenter(s):
Christine Walrath, PhD, ICF | View Presentation – GLS Program Impact: The Evidence To Date

State & Tribal Breakout 1A: What Every Grantee Ought to Know About Communicating Data

Presenter(s):
Christina Zurla, ICF and Sophia Zanakos, PhD, ICF | View Presentation

State & Tribal Breakout 1B: Developing Crisis Response Protocol in Tribal Communities

Presenter(s):
Thomasine Fife, MHR, LADC, Muscogee (Creek) Nation | View Presentation 
Pamela End of Horn, MSW., LICSW, Indian Health Service | View Presentation
Diane Sekaquaptewa, Yakama Nation Behavioral Healt

State & Tribal Breakout 1C: Developing a Community Postvention Response after a Suicide Death

Presenter(s):
Mary Ann Panarelli, EdD, Fairfax County Public Schools | View Presentation 
Kerri Nickerson, LCSW, MPH, SPRC

State & Tribal Breakout 1D: Reaching Veterans Not in VHA Care

Presenter(s):
James Wright, LCPC, SAMHSA | View Presentation
Keita Franklin, LCSW, PhD, Veterans Health Administration | View Presentation
Caitlin Thompson, PhD, The Cohen Network | View Presentation
Andrea Iger Duarte, MSW, MPH, LCSW | View Presentation

State & Tribal Breakout 1E: Addressing Suicide Prevention in 10-14 Year Olds

Presenter(s):
Holly Wilcox, MA, PhD, Johns Hopkins University | View Presentation
Scott Fritz, Mental Health Association of Monmouth County | View Presentation 

State & Tribal Breakout 1F: Culturally Relevant Suicide Prevention Strategies for AI/ANs in Urban Settings

Presenter(s):
Lauren Lockhart, MSW, American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeastern Michigan | View Presentation
Aurora Mamea, Native American Health Center, Inc. | View Presentation 
Stephanie Craig Rushing, MPH, PhD, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board | View Presentation 
Sandra Momper, MSW, PhD, University of Michigan
Victoria Ramirez, Native American Health Center, Inc.
Jason Losoya, Native American Health Center, Inc.

State & Tribal Breakout 1G: SAMHSA Grants Management

Presenter(s):
Louis Velasco, MPH, SAMHSA | View Presentation

State & Tribal Breakout 2A: What Every Grantee Ought to Know About Communicating Data

Presenter(s):
Christina Zurla, ICF, Sophia Zanakos, PhD, ICF | View Presentation

State & Tribal Breakout 2B: Planning for Success — How to Effectively Modify Grant Planning Based on Barriers, Changes in State Climate, and New Data

Presenter(s):
James Wright, LCPC, SAMHSA | View Presentation
Ashleigh Husbands, MA, SPRC | View Presentation
Taylor Moore, PhD, ICF | View Presentation

State & Tribal Breakout 2C: Surveillance Session 101

Presenter(s):
Alex Crosby, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) | View Presentation

State & Tribal Breakout 2D: Coalition Building — Strategies to Engage and Sustain Community, State, and Tribal Suicide Prevention Coalitions

Presenter(s):
Tracey Cordero, MBA, New Mexico Tribal Prevention Project | View Presentation
Kelley Cunningham, MS, Massachusetts Department of Public Health | View Presentation
Adam Swanson, MPP, SPRC

State & Tribal Breakout 2E: Promoting Hope and Healing: Responding to Suicide Deaths in Native Communities

Presenter(s):
Anna Whiting Sorrell, MPA, and Brenda Bodnar, RN, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Health Department | View Presentation

State & Tribal Breakout 2F: SAMHSA Grants Management

Presenter(s):
Louis Velasco, MPH, SAMHSA | View Presentation

State & Tribal Breakout 2G: Essentials of State Collaboration

Presenter(s):
Lesa Evers, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services | View Presentation
Shelby Rowe, MBA, Johnna James, MSNAL, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | View Presentation
Sigrid Reinert, MA, MPH, Washington State Department of Health |  View Presentation

State & Tribal Breakout 3A: Improving Crisis Center Capacity Within Your State and Tribe

Presenter(s):
Christy Malik, MSW, NASMHPD | View Presentation 
James Wright, LCPC, SAMHSA
Shari Sinwelski, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline)

State & Tribal Breakout 3B: Using Child Death Review Team Data for Prevention Strategies

Presenter(s):
Abby Collier, MS, National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention |  View Presentation

State & Tribal Breakout 3C: Using National Evaluation Data to Benefit Your Program

Presenter(s):
Taylor Moore, PhD, ICF | View Presentation

State & Tribal Breakout 3D: Surveillance Session 101

Presenter(s):
Alex Crosby, MD, MPH, CDC | View Presentation

State & Tribal Breakout 3E: Shaping System to Transition Youth from Child to Adult Systems

Presenter(s):
Andrea Alexander, SAMHSA |  View Presentation
Eric Ludlow, SAMHSA

State & Tribal Breakout 3F: Zero Suicide and Systems Change in Tribal Health and Behavioral Health Care Settings

Presenter(s):
Kristie Brooks, MS, LPC, Joshua Mabray, CRC, LPC, Choctaw Nation | View Presentation
Cheryl Blie, MA, Native Americans for Community Action, Inc. (NACA) |  View Presentation
Annie Huntington-Kriska and Malena Andary, Southcentral Foundation | View Presentation
Pamela Jumper-Thurman, PhD, Council Oak Training and Evaluation, Inc.

State & Tribal Breakout 3G: Unique Strategies for Successful Suicide Prevention in Tribal Communities 

Presenter(s):
Esther Tenorio, Pueblo San Felipe |  View Presentation
Dale Decoteau, University of Montana/Fort Peck | View Presentation 
Maegan Rides At The Door, LCPC, NCC, University of Montana/Fort Peck
Deborah Altschul, PhD, Pueblo San Felipe/University of New Mexico
Novalene Goklish, MS, White Mountain Apache Tribe/Johns Hopkins University Center for American Indian Health 

State & Tribal Plenary: Townhall Meeting with Dr. McKeon & Dr. Larson

Presenter(s):
Richard McKeon, PhD, SAMHSA
Justine Larson, MD, MPH, MHS, SAMHSA

Wednesday, March 21 (Day 3)

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Campus Breakout 3A: How to Assess Program Impact

Presenter(s):
Luis G. Manzo, PhD, St. John’s University | View Presentation
Michael Nadorff, PhD, Mississippi State University | View Presentation

Campus Breakout 3B: Means Restriction on Your Campus — How to Survey Your Campus and Implement Evidence-Based Recommendations and Programs

Presenter(s):
Sara Lee, MD, Case Western Reserve University and Mallory Weymer, Pennsylvania College of Technology | View Presentation

Campus Breakout 3C: Strategizing Together to Address the Mental Health Needs of Students of Color in Today’s Campus Climate

Presenter(s):
Alfiee M. Breland-Noble, PhD, MHSc, Director, The AAKOMA Project; Senior Scientific Advisor, The Steve Fund; Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Campus Breakout 3D: Using Innovative Strategies to Promote Resiliency on Campus

Presenter(s):
Beth Morrison, MSEd, NCC, LCPC, Southern Illinois University of Carbondale| View Presentation
Andrea Mills, LPC-MHSP, Lipscomb University | View Presentation

State & Tribal Breakout 4A: Child Welfare, Justice Involved Youth and Suicide Prevention

Presenter(s):
Valorie Barriga, NACA | View Presentation
Diana Kirby, MS, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services  | View Presentation
Cindy Ewell Foster, PhD, University of Michigan  | View Presentation

State & Tribal Breakout 4B: Elpengyuqelgha Nangaghnemnun Wyaghimaleq: Becoming Aware of What Stole Our Cultural Wellbeing

Presenter(s):
Panganga Pungowiyi, Kawerak, Inc.
Darlene Trigg, BBS, Norton Sound Health Corporation

State & Tribal Breakout 4C: Suicide Prevention Across SAMHSA Grants

Presenter(s):
Ingrid Donato, SAMHSA
Angela Mark, SAMHSA
Elicia McIntyre, MSW., LCSW-C, SAMHSA

State & Tribal Breakout 4D: CDC Suicide Prevention in Rural Settings

Presenter(s):
Asha Ivey-Stephenson, PhD, MA, CDC |  View Presentation
Lorah Ludwig, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

State & Tribal Breakout 4E: SAMHSA Project AWARE — Opportunities to Collaborate on School Based Suicide Prevention

Presenter(s):
Joyce Sebian, MS Ed, SAMHSA and Nancy Kelly, MS Ed, SAMHSA | View Presentation 

State & Tribal Breakout 4F: Surveillance Session 201

Presenter(s):
Alex Crosby, MD, MPH, CDC |  View Presentation
Sarah Brummett, MA, JD, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment  | View Presentation

State & Tribal Breakout 4G: Follow Up Care Collaborations

Presenter(s):
Julie Ebin, EdM, SPRC | View Presentation
Kim Gryglewicz, PhD, MSW, University of Central Florida | View Presentation
Stacey Williams, LMSW, Missouri Department of Mental Health and Kirsti Millar, MS, PLPC, ReDiscover Missouri   | View Presentation 
Randi Skender, MSW, LCSW Chickasaw Nation Medical Center | View Presentation

Closing Plenary

Presenter(s):
John Draper, PhD, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline | View Presentation
Shelby Rowe, MBA., Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Craig Miller, Massachusetts Suicide Prevention Coalition

To view the recording of the Closing Plenary, please click here.

AGENDA for 2014 Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting

Note: Some presentations are not included due to outdated content.

Plenary: Sharing Strategies to Sustain Suicide Prevention in Your Community

Presenter(s): 

Elly Stout, SPRC

Adam Chu, SPRC

Rebekah Hunt, SPRC

Smita Varia, SPRC

View Sustainability Handout

S/T Breakout: A New Tool for Safe and Effective Messaging: The Action Alliance Framework for Successful Messaging

Presenter(s):
Linda Langford, Sc.D., SPRC
Smita Varia, SPRC

S/T Breakout: Moving Forward on Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Collaborations

Presenter(s): 

Wendi Kanannenberg, Bristol Bay Health Corporation

Andrea Duarte, Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

Nelia Nada, SAMHSA

S/T Breakout: Postvention and Crisis Response

Presenter(s): 

Adrian Tom, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Marc Karver, Florida Youth Suicide Prevention Project

Melissa Witmeier, Florida Youth Suicide Prevention Project

Laura Pakootas, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

Theresa Bessette, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

View Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation presentation

S/T Breakout: Identification of Youth at Risk

Presenter(s): 

Melissa Sparks, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Jennifer Martin, Illinois Department of Public Health

David Schuldberg, University of Montana, Missoula

View Melissa Sparks presentation

Affinity Group : Tribal Local Evaluators

Discussant(s): 

Tamara Perkins, NPC Research

Jim Swan, Chippewa Cree & Rosebud

Alex Crosby, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

View State Local Evaluators Additional Resource Handout

Affinity Group: Sharing Lessons from Grantees’ LGBTQ-2S Suicide Prevention Efforts

Discussant(s): 

Mike Chapman, Native American Rehabilitation Association

Alan Holmlund, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Scott Perkins, Missouri Institute of Mental Health

View Massachusetts LGBTQ Youth Activities Handout

View NARA NW Two-Spirit Resource Guide

View SPRC LGBTQ2-S Youth Suicide Prevention Resources

Affinity Group: Military Families an Veterans

Disscussant(s): 

Patti Clark, Kentucky Department of Behavioral Health

Jeffrey Hill, Rhode Island Department of Health

View Service Members, Veterans, and Families Resources

An Upstream Approach to Suicide Prevention: Promoting Resilience in College Students

Presenter(s):

R. Kelly Crace, Ph.D., College of William and Mary

Alex Lickerman, MD, University of Chicago

View College of William and Mary presentation

View University of Chicago presentation

Campus Breakout: Examining Suicide Prevention Strategies to Enhance Efforts in Reaching Target Audiences

Presenter(s): 

Melanie Fleck, University of Arizona

David Salafsky, Univerity of Arizona

Sheila Kirshman, SPRC

Campus Roundtable: Community College Roundtable and Healthy Minds Research Highlights

Discussant(s): 

Rita Tybor, Miami-Dade College

Colleen Johnson, Niagra Community College

Sarah Ketchen Lipson, University of Michigan

View Sarah Ketchen Lipson presentation

Campus Plenary: Using the New Action Alliance Framework for Successful Messaging to Create More Effective Communications on Campus

Presenter(s):
Linda Langford, Sc.D, SPRC
Sheila Krishnan, SPRC

View Communication Planning Worksheet

Campus Breakout: What Comes After Training? Maximizing the Success of Gatekeeper Trainings

Presenter(s):

Linda Howells, M.Ed, Temple University
Sarah Ketchen Lipson, University of Michigan, The Health Minds Network
Kelley Tipton, University of Milwaukee

View UW Milwaukee presentation

View Temple University presentation

View Healthy Minds Network presentation

Campus Breakout #8: Marijuana and Prescription Drug Abuse Among College Students: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice

Presenter(s): 

Victor Schwartz, The Jed Foundation

Kimberly Calderia, University of Maryland

Rain Henderson, Clinton Health Matters Initiative

View University of Maryland handout

Campus Breakout #9: Informing Engaging, and Empowering a Student Body to “Start the Conversation”  

Presenter(s): 

Garrett Gilmer, Bowling Green State University

Terry Rentner, Bowling Green State University

Faith Yingling, Bowling Green State University

Campus Breakout #10: Collaborating with Local Health Care Setting

Presenter(s): 

Valerie Kowis, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Rachelle Burns, Pensacola State College

Deborah Douma, Pensacola State College

View Pensacola State C.A.R.E.S presentation

View University of Wisconsin-Madison presentation

Plenary: Care Transitions/ Continuity

Presenter(s): 

John Draper, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Madelyn Gould, Columbia University Medical Center

Carlo Ciotoli, National College Depression Partnership

View John Draper – Care Transitions presentation

View Madelyn Gould – Care Transition and the Role of Crisis Center Follow-up presentation

View Continuity of Care handout

AGENDA for 2013 Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting

Note: Some presentations are not included due to outdated content.

State/Tribal Plenary: Crisis Response

Presenter(s):
John Draper, Director, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
David Goldston, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Duke University
Scott Zeller, Immediate Past President, American Association of Emergency Psychiatry

Plenary: Warning Signs for Youth Suicide

Presenter(s):
Robert Gebbia, Executive Director, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Amy Kulp, Deputy Director, American Association of Suicidology
Richard McKeon, Chief, Suicide Prevention Branch, SAMHSA
Daniel Reidenberg, Executive Director, SAVE
Matt Wintersteen, Thomas Jefferson University, PA

Campus Plenary: Military/Veterans on Campus

Presenter(s):
Kai Chitaphong, Acting Director, VITAL Program, Department of Veterans Affairs
Meg Mitcham, Director, Veterans’ Programs, American Council on Education (ACE)
Victor Schwartz, Medical Director, The Jed Foundation
Eileen Zeller, Lead Public Health Advisor, Suicide Prevention Branch, SAMHSA

Closing Plenary: Expanding the Paradigm of Suicide Prevention

Presenter(s):
Phil Rodgers, Evaluation Scientist, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Maureen Underwood, Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide

View Phil Rodgers presentation

Campus Breakout: Panel Discussion: Developing a Culturally Responsive Suicide Prevention Strategy for Your Campus

Presenter(s):
Eugenia Curet, University of Texas, Brownsville
Sulma Gandhi, University of Hawai’i, Hilo
Shelly Maxwell, GLS Alumna, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Joi Niles, Bethune-Cookman University, FL
Alma Rosa Silva-Bañuelos, University of New Mexico
Melinda Todd, Jackson State University, MS

Campus Breakout: Strategic Use of New Technologies: Maximizing Their Impact on Campus Suicide Prevention Efforts

Presenter(s):
Kimberly Nolte, University of Missouri at Columbia
Wendy Winger, Ohio State University
Ashley Womble, Director of Communications and Outreach, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Campus Breakout: Integrating Alcohol and Other Drug Use Treatment and Prevention Approaches with Suicide Prevention Efforts

A discussion of the relationship between alcohol and prevention of suicide, and how the two fields should work together. Presentations of different models of integrating suicide prevention and mental health promotion with other substance and drug use prevention will be offered.

Campus Breakout: Infrastructure Development: From Crisis Protocols to Behavioral Intervention Teams

Presenter(s):
Guillermo Bernal, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Victor Schwartz, Medical Director, The Jed Foundation

Campus Breakout: Involving Students to Enhance Suicide Prevention Efforts on Campus

Presenter(s):
Donna Haygood-Jackson, College of William and Mary, VA
Alison Malmon, Executive Director, Active Minds
Jane Wiggins, Campus Suicide Prevention Center of Virginia

Campus Breakout: Strategies to Engage Parents as Gatekeepers

Presenter(s):
Joy Himmel, GLS Alumna – Penn State-Altoona
Chelsea Petree, University of Minnesota

Campus Breakout: The Interface Between Clinical Care, Prevention, and Legal Standards

Presenter(s):
Morton Silverman, Senior Science Advisor, SPRC

Campus Breakout: Integrating Alcohol and Other Drug Use Treatment and Prevention Approaches with Suicide Prevention Efforts

Presenter(s):
Adam Chu, Prevention Specialist, SPRC
Kim Dude, University of Missouri at Columbia
Peggy Glider, University of Arizona

Campus Breakout: Building Statewide Infrastructure to Support and Sustain Mental Health on Campuses

Presenter(s):
Andrea Duarte, Corrine King, Connecticut
Amy Lukes, Northeast Ohio Medical University
Scott Perkins, Missouri
Daniel Reilly, University of Missouri at Columbia

Campus Breakout: Beyond SWAG: Strategic Communications Planning on Campuses

Presenter(s):
Gayle Jaffe, Senior Prevention Specialist, SPRC
Sheila Krishnan, Campus Suicide Prevention Specialist, SPRC
Shelly Maxwell, GLS Alumna – University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Campus Breakout: Increased Suicide Prevention Outreach = Increased Need for Services: Strategies to Meet the Counseling Center Demand

Presenter(s):
Joy Himmel, GLS Alumna – Penn State-Altoona
Franca Mancini, Monmouth University, NJ

State/Tribal Breakout: Action Alliance – LGBTQ

Presenter(s):
Sherry Lehman, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Scott Perkins, Missouri Department of Mental Health
Caitlin Ryan, Project Director, Family Acceptance Project

State/Tribal Breakout: Action Alliance – Juvenile Justice

Presenter(s):
Don Belau, GLS Alumnus – Nebraska
Erica Cavanaugh, Pat Conway, Cankdeska Cikana Community College, ND
Melissa Sparks, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse services, TN

State/Tribal Breakout: Action Alliance – Military/ Veterans

Presenter(s):
Patti Clark, Kentucky Department of Behavioral Health
Barri Faucett, GLS Alumna – West Virginia
Eileen Zeller, Lead Public Health Advisor, Suicide Prevention Branch, SAMHSA

View the PSA

State/Tribal Breakout: Primary Care/ Emergency Departments

Presenter(s):
Guy Diamond, Pennsylvania
Lisa Horowitz, Psychologist, National Institute of Mental Health

State/Tribal Breakout: Developing a Cohesive Social Marketing Program

Presenter(s):
Sara Dimla, Public Information Officer, Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, Guam
Amber Latham, GLS Alumna – SouthCentral Foundation
Elly Stout, Prevention Support Program Manager, SPRC

View the Focus on Life Guam Documentary

State/Tribal Breakout: Reducing Access to Lethal MeansProgram

Presenter(s):
Laurie Davidson, Program Manager, Provider Initiatives, SPRC
Jeffery Hill, Rhode Island
Jennie Lintz, Rhode Island
Ken Norton, GLS Alumnus – New Hampshire

State/Tribal Breakout: Developing and Sustaining Community Coalitions

Presenter(s):
Levi Keehler, Melissa Pitts Johnson, Cherokee Nation
Cyndi Nation, Tanana Chiefs Conference
Melanie Puorto-Conte, New York State Youth Suicide Prevention

State/Tribal Breakout: Evaluating Social Media

Presenter(s):
Ashley Womble, Director of Communications and Outreach, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

State/Tribal Breakout: Using the Best Training for your Population: Choosing and Adapting Training Programs

Presenter(s):
Laurie Davidson, Program Manager, Provider Initiatives, SPRC
Petrice Post, Senior Tribal Prevention Specialist, SPRC

View Handout 1
View Handout 2

State/Tribal Breakout: Getting the Most Out of Your Training Programs

Presenter(s):
Brandee Brewer, Senior Associate, ICF
JoEllen Tarallo-Falk, Vermont

SPRC Sustainability Guide

Presenter(s):
Julie Ebin, Senior Prevention Specialist, SPRC
Smita Varia, Prevention Specialist, SPRC

State/Tribal Breakout: Communicating Program Successes to Build Lasting Support

Presenter(s):
Rachel Kagel, Associate, ICF
Elly Stout, Prevention Support Program Manager, SPRC

State/Tribal Breakout: Developing Postvention Infrastructure

Presenter(s):
Donna Amundson, University of Medicine and Dentistry, NJ
Barri Faucett, GLS Alumna – West Virginia
Shel Gross, Mental Health of America of Wisconsin

State/Tribal Breakout: Lifeline – Local Responders

Presenter(s):
Marcia Epstein, Kansas
Gillian Murphy, Director of Standards, Training, and Practices, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Marilyn Bruguier-Zimmerman, The University of Montana-Fort Peck

State/Tribal Breakout: Resources for Youth and Family Engagement

Presenter(s):
Kim Gryglewicz, Melissa Wittmeier, University of South Florida
Sherry Lehman, Jane Miller, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Bridie Trainor, Kawerak, Inc.
Julie Goldstein Grumet, Director of Prevention and Practice, SPRC

AGENDA for 2012 Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting

Note: Some presentations are not included due to outdated content

Getting Started with Sustainability Planning/Leaving a Legacy

These are updated versions of the tools used at this session.

Presenter(s):
Julie Ebin, SPRC
Terri Yellowhammer, SPRC

Campus Breakout: Collaborating with Alcohol Programs on Campus

Presenter(s):
Kim Dude, University of Missouri
Peggy Glider, University of Arizona
Sheila Krishnan, SPRC

Campus Breakout: Supporting Our LGBTQ Communities: Addressing Challenges and Generating Solutions

Presenter(s):
Alma Rosa Silva-Banuelos, University of New Mexico
Bruce Herman, Towson University

Campus Breakout: Postvention as a Prevention Tool: Developing a Campus Response to Prevent Suicide Contagion

Presenter(s):
Dolores Cimini, University of Albany
Kerri Smith, SPRC

Campus Breakout: Optimizing Faculty Gatekeeper Training

Presenter(s):
Phil Rodgers, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Charlie Morse, Worcester Polytech

Campus Breakout: Sustainability through Collaboration: Using Coalitions or Advisory Boards to Support Your Efforts

Presenter(s):
Jennifer Kennymore, NW Missouri State University
Lena Newlin, University of Wyoming
Kerri Smith, SPRC

Campus Breakout: Partnering with Parents as Mental Health Gatekeepers: Strategies and Interventions

Presenter(s):
Joy Himmel, Penn State-Altoona
Marjorie Savage, University of Minnesota

Campus Breakout: “Same Language, Different Cultures”: Reaching Hispanic/Latino Students on Campus

Presenter(s):
Jessica Disla, St. Peter’s College
Guillermo Bernal, University of Puerto Rico
Delia Camacho, University of Puerto Rico- Medical Sciences
Edna Pacheco, University of Puerto Rico- Medical Sciences
Eugenia Curet, University of Texas – Brownsville

Campus Breakout: Suicide Prevention Initiatives for Student Veterans

Presenter(s):
Dan Reilly, University of Missouri
Krista Stephenson, Veterans Administration

Campus Breakout: Engaging Graduate/Professional School Students, Faculty and Administrators

Presenter(s):
Nadine Kaslow, Emory University
Wendy Winger, Ohio State University
Matthew Wintersteen, Thomas Jefferson University Medical College

Campus Breakout: Using Evaluation Data to Inform Program Development and Sustainability Planning

Presenter(s):
Chad Rodi, ICF Macro
Connie Briscoe, University of Tennessee- Knoxville

Campus Breakout: Collaborating with your Local Community

Presenter(s):
Kathleen Fuchs, Lawrence University
Anthony Deobil, Daytona State College
Cary Waubanascum, College of Menominee Nation

Campus Breakout: Engaging Students in Peer Suicide Prevention Efforts on Campus

Presenter(s):
Bruce Herman, Towson University
Jan Collins-Eaglin, Michigan State University
Jane Wiggins, Campus Suicide Prevention Center of Virginia

State/Tribal Breakout: Crisis Intervention/High Risk Situations: Creating Crisis Protocols & Updating State Suicide Prevention Plans

Presenter(s):
James Wright, SAMHSA
Petrice Post, SPRC

View SPRC Presentation
View SAMHSA Presentation

View State Suicide Prevention Plan Guide

State/Tribal Breakout: Bullying and Suicide Prevention

Presenter(s):
Catherine Bradshaw, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence

State/Tribal Breakout: Cultural Responsiveness Focused on Military Families

Presenter(s):
Master Sergeant Stephanie Weaver, National Guard Counter Drug Liaison to SAMHSA
Maya Chilese, Nebraska

State/Tribal Breakout: Suicide Prevention in Primary Care Settings

Presenter(s):
Matthew Wintersteen, Pennsylvania
Guy Diamond, Pennsylvania
Marilyn Zimmerman, Fort Peck/University of Montana

State/Tribal Breakout: Data Collaboration–What’s in it for Me?

Presenter(s):
Leigh Reposa, Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Program
Novalene Goklish, White Mountain Apache/Johns Hopkins University
Laura Tingey, White Mountain Apache/Johns Hopkins University

View Leigh Reposa presentation

State/Tribal Breakout: Supporting LGBTQ-2S Youth in the Work We Do

Presenter(s):
Mike Chapman, NARA Northwest 
Heather Carter, Washington Youth Suicide Prevention Program

State/Tribal Breakout: At Risk Youth: Veterans

Presenter(s):
Krista Stephenson, Veterans Adminstration

State/Tribal Breakout: Walking on Common Ground: Tribal and State Collaboration

Presenter(s):
Joseph Thomas Flies Away (Hualapai), Walking on Common Ground
R. Keith Hotle, Wyoming Department of Health
Patricia Smith, Michigan Department of Community Health
Angeline Boulley, Sault Saint Marie

State/Tribal Breakout: At Risk Youth: Latino/a

Presenter(s):
Colleen Carpenter, Oregon

State/Tribal Breakout: Reaching At Risk Youth: 18-24 Year Olds Not in College

Presenter(s):
Melanie Puorto, New York 
Jenna Heise, Texas

AGENDA for 2011 Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting

Note: Some presentations are not included due to outdated content

Coalition Building in Rural and Native American Communities

Presenters:
Tony Abramson, STAY Project, Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Rich Conboy, STAY Project, Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Donelda Harper,STAY Project, Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Angeline Matson, STAY Project, Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Laura Porterfield, STAY Project, Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Barb Smutek, STAY Project, Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Sara Sorenson, STAY Project, Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians

Cultural Strengthening: The Core Component to Suicide Prevention

Presenters:
Pat Conway, Mayville State University
Antonette Halsey, Cankdeska Cikana Community College
Cynthia Lindquist, Cankdeska Cikana Community College

The First Year of the TextLife Crisis Support System in Nevada

Presenters: 
Misty Allen, State of Nevada, Office of Suicide Prevention
Laura Davidson, State of Nevada, Office of Suicide Prevention
Kathy Jacobs, State of Nevada, Office of Suicide Prevention

Support Our Troops: GLS Grantees Working with Service Members, Veterans, and Families

Presenters: 
Christina Benton, Virginia Department of Health
Kenneth Norton, NAMI New Hampshire   
Peggy Jones, Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne

Engaging LGBT Youth in a Rural Community: Photovoice as a Participatory Method for Suicide Prevention

Presenters: 
Gloria Di Fulvio, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Kelly Heck, Live Out Loud Youth Project
Bear McHugh, Berkshire County Coalition for Suicide Prevention
Sara Shuff, Live Out Loud Youth Project

Suicide Prevention Through Improved Workplace Climate for LGBT Employees and Clients in the Arizona Behavioral Health System

Presenter(s): 
Aimee Sitzler, Southwest Interdisciplinary Research
Wendy Wolfersteig, Southwest Interdisciplinary Research

Adaptation of Evidence-Based Practices for a Tribal Community: Programs for Youth Who Have Attempted Suicide

Presenter(s): 
Allison Barlow, White Mountain Apache/Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
Mary Cwik, White Mountain Apache/JHU
Francene Larzelere-Hinton, White Mountain Apache/JHU
Angelita Lee, White Mountain Apache/JHU
Lauren Tingey, White Mountain Apache/JHU

How One Community Worked Together to Create and Disseminate a Local Suicide Postvention Guide

Presenter(s): 
Christina Benton, Virginia Department of Health
Amy Hart, Crisis Line of Central Virginia

It’s Time to Talk: A Family-Driven Suicide Prevention Initiative

Presenter(s): 
Renee Brown, University of South Florida; Virginia Holland, Mental Health America of Northeast Florida
Meredith Elzy,University of South Florida; Virginia Holland, Mental Health America of Northeast Florida
Kim Gryglewicz, University of South Florida; Virginia Holland, Mental Health America of Northeast Florida
Marc Karver, University of South Florida; Virginia Holland, Mental Health America of Northeast Florida
Krista Kutash, University of South Florida; Virginia Holland, Mental Health America of Northeast Florida
Debbie Ojeda, University of South Florida; Virginia Holland, Mental Health America of Northeast Florida

Suicide Prevention with LGBT Youth – Building Your Capacity for Effective Initiatives

Presenter(s): 
Julie Ebin, Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Gayle Jaffe, Suicide Prevention Resource Center

Handouts 
PSA with Wanda Sykes

AGENDA for 2011 Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting

Note: Some presentations are not included due to outdated content

Plenary: Developing Culturally Competent Suicide Prevention Programs: A Systemic Approach

Presenter(s):
Shelly Rutz, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Plenary: If You Build It Will They Fund? How Effective Communication Can Support Sustainability

Presenter(s):
Christina Zurla, Communication & Social Marketing Center

LGBT Students: Mental Health Concerns, Harassment, and Bullying

Presenter(s):
Deborah Taub, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Jason Robertson, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Supporting our Student Veterans

Presenter(s):
Andrea Werner, Student Veterans of America
William Smith, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Mark Parrish, University of West Georgia
Eileen Zeller, SAMHSA

Suicide Postvention Services: Clinical, Ethical, Cultural, and Logistical Considerations

Presenter(s):
Iain Twaddle, Eunice Perez, Camarin Meno, Emma Gatewood, University of Guam
Kerri Smith, Suicide Prevention Resource Center

Engaging New Gatekeepers: Faith Community and Parents

Presenter(s):
Tony Deobil, Daytona State College
Jamie Pyo, Pennsylvania State University

Integrating Peer Educators in Campus Suicide Prevention Efforts: Key Considerations for Effective Practice

Presenter(s):
Dolores Cimini, State University of New York Albany
Jason Robertson, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Integrating Systems of Care and Measuring Outcomes in Depression Treatment and Suicide Prevention: The Approach of the National College Depression Partnership

Presenter(s):
Henry Chung, Montefiore Medical Center
Michael Klein, New York University
Eric Wood, Texas Christian University

Media Campaigns as a Method of Engaging Key Partners: The FACES Program at Michigan State

Presenter(s):
Jan Collins-Eaglin, Michigan State University
Juliette Niemi, Michigan State University
Anna Luster, Michigan State University

Grantee Alumni Panel on Project Outcomes: Sustaining Suicide Prevention during and after the Grant

Presenter(s):
Delores Walcott, Western Michigan University
Barbara Pearson, Kansas State University
Mark Evans, Oregon Consortium

Grassroots Cultural Change: Taking it to the Students

Presenter(s):
Charlie Morse, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Larry Kohn, Boston University
Douglas Johnson, University of Maine

Suicide Prevention is Everyone’s Responsibility: Two Different Campus Collaboration Models

Presenter(s):
Nadine Kaslow, Emory University
Darcy Granello, Ohio State University

Protocols and Policies Addressing the Needs of Youth and Young Adults Who Attempt Suicide: Analysis and Recommendations

Presenter(s):
David Goldston, Duke University
Richard McKeon, Chief, Suicide Prevention Branch, SAMHSA

Reaching Students At Risk for Suicide Using an Interactive, Anonymous, Web-Based Screening

Presenter(s):
Kylie Cole, University of Maine
Nadine Kaslow, Emory University
Mark McLeod, Emory University
Daniela Veliz, University of Maine
Bethany A. Walsh, University of Maine

Tailoring Gatekeeper Training to Meet Audience Needs: New Methods and Lessons Learned

Presenter(s):
Erin Procacci, Nova Southeastern University
Joy Himmel, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona
Dolores Cimini, State University of New York Albany

AGENDA for 2010 Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting

Note: Some presentations are not included due to outdated content

Plenary: Building Protective Factors and Connectedness

Presenter(s): 
Richard McKeon, Ph.D., SAMHSA
Alex Crosby, M.D., Division of Violence Prevention, CDC

View Richard McKeon presentation

Crisis Response and Postvention

Presenter(s): 
Amy Cozad, Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Jeremiah Simmons, Mescalero Apache School

View Amy Cozad presentation
View Jeremiah Simmons presentation

Integration and Collaboration Across Community Projects

Presenter(s): 
Cecilia Spotted Tail, Rosebud Sioux Tribe
Denise Middlebrook, Native Aspirations

View Cecilia Spotted Tail presentation

Using Community Input and Formative Research to Develop a Culturally Appropriate Media Campaign

Presenter(s):
Barbara Benavente, Guam
Christine Camacho, Guam

Peer Approaches for School-Based and Community-Wide Suicide Prevention

Presenter(s): 
Mark LoMurray

Methods for Training Primary Care Providers in Youth Suicide Prevention

Presenter(s): 
Matthew Wintersteen, Pennsylvania
Peggy West, SPRC

Working with Higher-Risk Populations: Youth in Foster Care and Survivors of Suicide Attempts

Presenter(s): 
Jennifer Lockman, Tennessee
Donna Noonan, Oregon
Lisa Wexler, Maniilaq Association

View Jennifer Lockman presentation

Building Gatekeeper Capacity and Keeping Gatekeeper Trainers Motivated

Presenter(s): 
Donna Soileau, South Carolina
Joy Jay, South Carolina

Implementing Mental Health Screenings in Rural Southeast Iowa: Challenges and Opportunities

Presenter(s): 
Steve Presley, Iowa

Mental Health Screenings and Service Delivery to Urban Middle School Youth

Presenter(s): 
Amy James, Connecticut
Andrea Duarte, Connecticut

Innovative Strategies for Gatekeeper Training Data Collection and Management

Presenter(s): 
Nancy Marker, Hawaii
Judy Strait-Jones, Hawaii

Diversity and Cultural Challenges in Suicide Prevention

Presenter(s): 
Steven Sternlof, Oklahoma

Program Evaluation Strategies for Addressing Systemic Gatekeeper Helping in Juvenile Justice Settings

Presenter(s): 
Jennifer Lockman, Tennessee

Plenary: Lessons Learned from Indian Country

Presenter(s): 
Denise Middlebrook, Ph.D., Kauffman and Associates
Pat Serna, North Central Community-Based Services

View Denise Middlebrook presentation

An Evaluation of the SOS Universal School-Based Suicide Prevention Program: A Pretest, Posttest Design

Presenter(s):
Amy James, Connecticut
Andrea Duarte, Connecticut

The Strategic Importance of Partnering To Prevent Suicide With Latino/a Youth: An Indiana Case Study

Presenter(s):
Gilberto Perez, Indiana
Colleen Carpenter, Indiana

Developing Youth Leadership in Native Communities

Presenter(s):
Bridie Trainor, Kawerak
Jodi Barnett, Kawerak

Three Gatekeeper Trainings: Six-Month Effects on Suicide Prevention Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior

Presenter(s):
Daniel Coleman, Oregon
Del Quest, Oregon

Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue Among Suicide Prevention Practitioners

Presenter(s):
Beth Hudnall Stamm, Idaho

Media Campaign Strategies and Evaluation Using Lifeline Data

Presenter(s):
Trina Evans Williams, Louisiana
Lynne Woodward Jenner, Louisiana

Equine-Assisted Learning: Building Resilience in Youth

Presenter(s):
Mary Sims Gerdes, Gila River Indian Community
Andy Miritello, Gila River Indian Community

Overcoming Social and Cultural Barriers to Lethal Means Restriction

Presenter(s):
Elaine de Mello, New Hampshire

Digital Story-Telling: Empowering Community Healing and Strength

Presenter(s):
Lisa Schrader-Dillon, Oglala Sioux Tribe
Tony Walking, Oglala Sioux Tribe

Sustainability of Suicide Prevention Efforts: Perspectives from State Grantees

Presenter(s):
Colleen Carpenter, Indiana
Taylor Moore, Colorado
Lygia Williams, Tennessee
Trina Evans Williams, Louisiana

View Lygia Williams presentation

Suicide Prevention in the Juvenile Justice System in Utah

Presenter(s):
Michelle Moskos, Utah

Adapting School-Based Programs for Sustainability

Presenter(s):
Julie Goldstein-Grumet, Washington, DC
Peter Wyman, Georgia
Richard McKeon, SAMHSA

View Peter Wyman presentation

Understanding Military Culture and Strategies for Engaging National Guard and Reserves in Suicide Prevention Efforts

Presenter(s):
Ken Norton, New Hampshire
Donna Noonan, Oregon

View Ken Norton presentation

Findings From the New Mexico Natural Helpers Program

Presenter(s):
Curt Mearns, New Mexico

Strategies for Promoting the Lifeline in Native Communities

Presenter(s):
Don Wetzel, Jr., National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Lee Judy, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

The Utility of Using Multiple Data Sources for Suicide Prevention Evaluation

Presenter(s):
Joseph Riddick, Maine
Mary Madden, Maine
Erika Lichter, Maine
Diane Haley, Maine

Reducing Risk and Promoting Healing After a Suicide Death

Presenter(s):
Ken Norton, New Hampshire

Using SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) for Suicide Prevention Planning

Presenter(s):
James Gallanos, Alaska
Lillian Alexie, Alaska
Keith Hotle, Wyoming
Trena T. Anastasia, Wyoming

View James Gallanos presentation

Web-Based Behavioral Health Screen (BHS) for Adolescents and Young Adults: An Innovative Suicide Prevention Tool

Presenter(s):
Matthew Wintersteen, Pennsylvania
Alana O’Malley, Pennsylvania

Evaluation: Translating the Results into Something Practical

Presenter(s): 
Lisa Wexler, University of Massachusetts Amherst & Maniilaq Association

AGENDA for 2010 Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Meeting

Note: Some presentations are not included due to outdated content

Plenary: The Institute of Medicine Report: Progress and Possibilities for Preventing Mental Health Problems Among Young People

Presenter(s):
Hendricks Brown, Ph.D., University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Linda Langford, Sc.D., SPRC

View Hendrick Brown presentation
View Linda Langford presentation

Beyond Knowledge and Satisfaction Measures: Do Gatekeepers Use Learned Skills to Intervene?

Presenter(s):
Darcy Granello, Ohio State University
Michael Bombardier, State University of New York–Stony Brook
Marilyn Downs, Tufts University
Dave Stewart, SPRC

View Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training Results – Ohio State University Handout
View Trainee Evaluation Design – Stony Brook University Handout
View Tuft Community Cares Handout
View the SPRC Handout of Resouces

Addressing Suicide Within Indigenous Communities

Presenter(s):
Eunice Joy Perez, University of Guam
Camarin Meno, University of Guam
Gary Besaw, College of Menominee Nation

Identifying and Engaging Peer Support Networks on Campus: Promoting Student Safety and Well-Being

Presenter(s):
Charles Morse, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Matt Barry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Interactive, Anonymous, Web-based Screening: Implementation, Outcomes, and Implications

Presenter(s):  
Kyle Cole, University of Maine–Orono
Bethany Asquith, University of Maine–Orono
Daniela Veliz,  University of Maine–Orono
Doug Johnson, University of Maine–Orono

Empowering Students Through Peer Education in Suicide Prevention

Presenter(s):
Darren Wozny, Mississippi State University – Meridian
Michael Bombardier, State University NY–Stony Brook
Jason Robertson, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Extend Your Influence and Boost Credibility with Key Stakeholders on Your Campus Through Consortia Efforts

Presenter(s):
Jane Wiggins, Center for College Suicide Prevention in Virginia
Lena Newlin, University of Wyoming
Daniel Eisenberg, University of Michigan
Laurie Davidson, SPRC

View Jane Wiggins presentation
View Lena Newlin presentation
View Laurie Davidson presentation

Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Bystander Intervention Training Model to Encourage Help-Seeking and Referral to Mental Health Services

Presenter(s):
Dolores Cimini, State University of NY – Albany
Estela Rivero, State University of NY – Albany
Heidi Wright, State University of NY – Albany

Five Years Later: Assessing the Impact of the CARE Net Program on University Policy, Practice, and the Long-Term Academic Success and Retention of Students

Presenter(s):
Estela Rivero, State University of NY – Albany
Dolores Cimini, State University of NY – Albany

Plenary: Meeting People Where They Are: A Strategic Approach to Organizational Cultural Competence

Presenter(s):
Paul T. Doyle, Paul T. Doyle & Associates

Asking Your Target Population Positive Questions: Strategies to Support Cultural Competence in Suicide Prevention

Presenter(s):
Paul T. Doyle, Paul T. Doyle & Associates
Richard Shadick,  Pace University
Brian Petersen, Pace University
Dave Stewart, SPRC

Tailoring Suicide Prevention Initiatives to the Needs of Student Veterans

Presenter(s):
Courtney Knowles, The Jed Foundation
Krista Stephenson, Canandaigua VA Medical Center
Jason Curtis, Student Veterans Association, University of Central Florida
Leah Roman, SPRC

Their Voice, Our Programs: Conducting Culturally Sensitive Focus Groups

Presenter(s):
Ian Wong, Tufts University
Bonnie Lipton, Tufts University

Allies in Action: Suicide Prevention Among GLBT Students

Presenter(s):
Sally Spencer-Thomas, Regis University
Kerri Smith, SPRC

Legal Issues: Revisiting “Student-at-Risk” Response Teams: Threat Assessment, Case Management, or Both?

Presenter(s):
Darby Dickerson, Stetson University College of Law

Building Your Partners’ Capacities to Collaborate: Skills, Relationships, and the Creation of Future Leaders in Suicide Prevention

Presenter(s):
Elaine de Mello, NAMI – New Hampshire
Sara Abelson, Active Minds

When Efforts to Increase Students’ Help-Seeking Behavior Succeed: Campus Readiness to Assess and Manage Suicide Risk

Presenter(s):
Richard Shadick, Pace University
Heather Dawson, Pace University
Harry Rockland-Miller, University of Massachusetts – Amherst
Christina Zurla, The Gallup Organization

Examining the Relationship Among Alcohol Use, Depression, and Suicide and Implications for Addressing Suicide Risk

Presenter(s):
Jason Kilmer, University of Washington
Virginia Mackay-Smith, CSAP
Laurie Davidson, SPRC

Closing Plenary: Build on Your Strengths to Inspire Others

Presenter(s):
Jason Kilmer, Ph.D., University of Washington

Plenary: Making Sense of the Research: Recent Findings and Implications for Practice

Presenter(s):
David Drum, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Daniel Eisenberg, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Ben Locke, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Mort Silverman, M.D.,SPRC
Linda Langford, Sc.D., SPRC

View David Drum presentation
View Daniel Eisenberg presentation
View Linda Langford presentation

View the Resources handout
View the Characteristic of Featured Studies handout

AGENDA for 2009 Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Meeting

Note: Some presentations are not included due to outdated content.

Beyond the Survey: Getting to Know Your Target Population Using Qualitative Data

Presenter(s):
Julie Halverson, SPRC
Justin Hunt, University of Michigan
Barbara Pearson, Kansas State University

View Justin Hunt presentation
View Barbara Pearson presentation

Campus and Community Partnerships: Data Sharing and Program Planning

Presenter(s):
Sharon Mitchell, SUNY Buffalo
Pete Liggett, University of South Carolina
Darren Wozny, Mississippi State University

View Sharon Mitchell presentation
View Pete Liggett presentation
View Darren Wozny presentation

Men and Suicide: From Research to Practice

Presenter(s): 
Sally Spencer-Thomas, Regis University
Kathleen Shine O’Brien, Massachusetts Maritime Academy

View Sally Spencer-Thomas presentation

Targeting High-Risk Groups on Campus

Presenter(s):
Rick Low, University of California
Berkeley; Richard Shadick, Pace University
Carolyn Kern, University of North Texas
Maureen McGuinness University of North Texas

View Rick Low presentation
View Richard Shadick presentation
View Carolyn Kern presentation

Working with Student Veterans

Presenter(s):
Derek Blumke, Student Veterans of America
David Klein & Danny Gutenberg, Phoenix Veterans Administration Medical Center

Is Stigma Preventing College Students from Seeking Help?

Presenter(s):
Justin Hunt, University of Michigan Healthy Minds Study
Marilyn Downs, Tufts University

View Justin Hunt presentation
View Marilyn Downs presentation

Assessment and Planning for Lethal Means Restriction on Campus

Presenter(s):
Ross Artwohl, Oregon State University
Mort Silverman, SPRC
Julie Halverson, SPRC

View Ross Artwohl presentation
View Julie Halverson & Mort Silverman presentation

View Restricting Access to Lethal Means handout

Enhancing Social Networks

Presenter(s): 
Alison Malmon, Active Minds Inc.
Dave Steward, SPRC
Charlie Morse, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

View Charlie Morse presentation

View Social Networks CDC handout
View Social Network Resource handout

Examining the Family Environment for Risk and Protective Factors

Presenter(s): 
Iain Twaddle, Eunice Perez and Camarin Meno, University of Guam
Jessica Disla and Marni Brand, Saint Peter’s College

View Suicide Contagion Within Pacific Islander and Asian Families Reference handout

Promoting Life Skills Development

Presenter(s): 
Daniel Schulte, Arizona State University
Linda Cook, Bloomsburg University

Crisis Policy Development

Presenter(s):
Beau Dooley, Northwest Missouri State University
María A. López Pagán and María del C. Santos Gómez, Universidad del Turabo
Mort Silverman, SPRC

View the Universidad del Turabo presentation

Integrating Cultural Competency into Your Organizations, Programs, and Services: Challenges and Strategies

Presenter(s):
María del C. Fernández Rodríguez, University of Puerto Rico-Cayey
Jacque Gray, University of North Dakota
Kim Netter, National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention

View Maria del C. Fernandez Rodriguez presentation
View Kim Netter presentation
View Ron Becker presentation
View Jacque Gray presentation

Telling Your Story: Developing Partnerships to Sustain Your Program

Presenter(s):
Wendy Mayer, Communication Resource Center
Estela Rivero & Dolores Cimini, University at Albany SUNY
Shelly Rutz, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

Statewide Initiatives

Presenter(s):
Laurie Davidson, SPRC
Ross Artwohl, Oregon State University

Postvention

Presenter(s):
Sue Bell, University of California
Julie Cerel, University of Kentucky

View Sue Bell Presentation

Publishing Your Results

Presenter(s):
Mort Silverman, SPRC
Thomas Joiner, Florida State University

The Evaluation of Gatekeeper Training Programs: Challenges and Resources

Presenter(s):
Christopher Albert, University of Texas Pan American
Chris Brownson, University of Texas at Austin

Overview of a Public Health Approach to Campus Suicide Prevention

Presenter(s):
Laurie Davidson, M.A.; Julie Halverson, M.A.; Leah Horn, M.P.H., CHES; Dave Stewart, M.P.H., SPRC
Karen Moses, M.S., RD, CHES, Arizona State University

Closing Plenary: Why People Die by Suicide and the Power of Strengthening Belongingness

Presenter(s):
Thomas Joiner, Ph.D., Florida State University

Using Data to Plan and Target

Presenter(s): 
Dave Steward, SPRC
Paul Quinnett, QPR Institute
Cory Wallack, Syracuse University

View Paul Quinnett presentation
View Cory Wallack presentation

Additional Event Materials: 
C2CSocialNetworksResourcesUpdated.pdf

AGENDA for 2009 Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grantee Meeting

Note: Some presentations are not included due to outdated content

Establishing Effective Working Relationships With Subcontractors or Subgrantees

Presenter(s): 
Scott Perkins, Missouri
Melissa Allen, Washington
WyAngela Knight Singh, Oklahoma

View Statement of Work Handout

State Initiatives to Build Suicide Prevention Infrastructure

Presenter(s):
Brian Altman, SPAN USA
Lisa Shumaker, Arizona
Scott Ridgway, Tennessee
Shel Gross, Wisconsin

View Lisa Shumaker presentation
View Scott Ridgway presentation
View Shel Gross presentation

Tell Your Story Well: Merging Evaluation and Communication for Sustainability

Presenter(s):
Adrienne Dealy, Communication Resource Center

View the Strategic Communication Planning Workbook

Partnership and Coalition Building: Forging Sustainable Partnerships for Suicide Prevention

Presenter(s):
Trina Evans Williams, Louisiana
Chandra Story, Idaho
Dustin Keller, Tennessee

View Trina Evans Williams presentation
View Chandra Story presentation
 

Addressing System Barriers in Working with Diverse Groups: Deaf/Hard-of-hearing Youth, the Military, and Juvenile Court Settings

Presenter(s):
Shel Gross, Wisconsin
Ken Norton, New Hampshire
Shellie Moskos, Utah

View Shel Gross presentation
View Ken Norton presentation
 

Identifying Risk and Protective Factors—Implications for prevention. What Factors Can We Change and How Can Those Be Identified?

Presenter(s):
Juliette Mackin, NARA Northwest
Caroline Cruz, Oregon Tribal and Minority Liaison
Ken Norton, New Hampshire
Shellie Moskos, Utah

View Juliette Mackin presentation
View Caroline Cruz presentation

States Working With Tribes: Challenges and Successes

Presenter(s):
Donnie Wetzel, Jr., Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council
Jason Yarmer, NARA Northwest
Caroline Cruz, Oregon
Lisa Shumaker, Arizona

Coordination With Other Prevention and Community Programs

Presenter(s):
Jeff Inman, Cobb County AAR
Christine Canty Brooks, Maine

View Christine Canty Brooks presentation

Community Based Participatory Research: What Is it and How Has it Contributed to Grantee Suicide Prevention Work?

Presenter(s):
Mary Cwik, White Mountain Apache/JHU
Novalene Goklish, White Mountain Apache/JHU
Lauren Tingey, White Mountain Apache/JHU