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Anna Gai, MS

Director of the Statewide Office for Suicide Prevention
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Ms. Gai graduated from the University of Virginia in 2015 with a BA in psychology. In 2016, she entered the clinical psychology PhD program at FSU and works under the advisement of Dr. Thomas Joiner. She earned her Master’s of Science in 2017 and is currently a doctoral candidate. Her research has focused on suicide-related thoughts and behaviors, particularly among special populations, such as the Construction and Extraction industry workforce, first responders, and military service men and women. Anna has clinical experience with the FSU Psychology Clinic, providing outpatient clinical services for the Tallahassee and the surrounding community. She has experience treating veterans at the local VA Behavioral Health Clinic and in neuropsychological assessment with the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Neuropsychology department. Anna served a year as the Assistant Director of the FSU Psychology Clinic. She has volunteered with Give an Hour since 2014 as a student liaison and is a current board member for STEM Veterans USA, a non-profit connecting military veterans with technical skills in the STEM fields with opportunity. Currently, Anna is the Director of the Statewide Office for Suicide Prevention within the Department of Children and Families Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health.

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The Suicide Prevention Resource Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center is supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), under Grant No. 1H79SM083028-01

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