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Preventing Suicide in Regions 7 and 8 Conference

October 28 - 30, 2003
Westminster, CO

Conference Agenda

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Day One

07:00		Registration & Continental Breakfast
08:00		Welcome Jane Wilson, Acting Regional Health Administrator, VIII US Public Health Service, Region VIII Opening Presentation Dar Emme, Deputy Director & Founder Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program International
08:30		From Reno to Denver: Where We Have Been, Where We Are Going, and What We Need to Do To Get There Jerry Reed, MSW, Executive Director Suicide Prevention Action Network (SPAN USA) Presentation: From Reno to Denver: Where We Have Been, Where We Are Going, and What We Need to Do To Get There Commander Robert DeMartino, MD Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration David Litts, OD, Moderator
09:00		A Public Health Approach for Suicide Prevention in Regions VII and VIII The Character of Suicide in Region VII and VIII Michelle Moskos PhD, MPH, Co-Investigator/Epidemiologist II, Utah Department of Health Presentation: Character of Suicide in Regions VII and VIII Western Mountain State Rates for Suicide Lynn Fullerton-Gleason, PhD, Director University of Nevada School of Medicine Accompanying Documents: Preliminary Results from Ecological Study of Overall, Firearm, and Non-Firearm Suicide Death Rates in the U.S. A Public Health Response for Suicide Prevention Aurita Prince Caldwell, MEd, Assistant to Director, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Presentation: A Public Health Response for Suicide Prevention The National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: An Investment in the Community's Well-Being Lloyd Potter, PhD, MPH, Project Director Suicide Prevention Resource Center David Litts, OD, Moderator
10:30		Break
10:45		Leadership, Organization, and Implementation: Key Decision Points in the Suicide Prevention Campaign Keri Lubell, PhD, Behavioral Scientist Centers for Disease Control and Prevention David Litts, OD, Moderator
11:45		Lunch Welcome by Westminster Mayor, Ed Moses
01:00		Data Driven Prevention Planning David Litts, OD, Suicide Prevention Resource Center Presentation: Strategic Planning for Suicide Prevention Accompanying Document: Data-Driven Prevention Planning Model Jane Wilson, MS, Moderator
02:00		State Meeting Breakouts (Utah, Iowa, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Montana, Missouri, South Dakota, North Dakota)
03:30		Break
03:45		A Panel: Personal Stories and Personal Involvement Patrick Magnuson, Student Students Working Against Depression (SWAD) Missouri Dar Emme, Deputy Director & Founder Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program International Frank Heise Topeka Survivors of Suicide Support Group Jerry Reed, MSW, Moderator
04:45		State Poster Sessions top of page

Day Two

07:00		Registration & Continental Breakfast
08:00		Plenary Doing What Works! Building and Using Logic Models to Build an Effective and Comprehensive Program Michelle Moskos, PhD, MPH, Co-Investigator/Epidemiologist II, Utah Department of Health Presentation: Doing What Works! Building and Using Logic Models to Build an Effective and Comprehensive Program Lorenzo Olivas, MPH, Moderator
09:00		Breakout Sessions Community Assessment and Identification of Need Ramya Sundararaman, MD, MPH, Senior Technical Assistance Specialist, Suicide Prevention Resource Center Presentation: Community Assessment and Planning for Suicide Prevention Accompanying Document: Suicide Prevention Community Assessment Tool Bill Geiss, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Missouri-Kansas City School Of Medicine Presentation: Community Assessment and Identification of Need: The Data-Driven Suicide Prevention Coalition Weaving the Community Web: Finding Necessary Partners for Action Denise J. Bulling, MA, LPC, University of Nebraska Public Policy Center Presentation: Partnering to Prevent Suicide Jean Davies Wyoming Behavioral Institute Joel Gray, MS, LPC, Program Director of Adult Outpatient Services Southeast Wyoming Mental Health Center Lynn Erickson, Community Health Coordinator, Well Aware Committee Presentation: Well Aware: Improve the Health Status of the Community through Partnerships Meeting the Challenges of Suicide Prevention in Rural and Frontier Areas Michael Rosmann, PhD, Executive Director, Agriwellness, Inc. Presentation: Meeting the Challenges of Suicide Prevention in Rural and Frontier Areas Franklin Cook, MA, Board Member Front Porch Coalition Developing your Suicide Prevention Program using the State Plan and your Community Assessment Carol Mateel Todd, RN, CHES, Adolescent Health Coordinator Thom Danenhower, BA, Injury Prevention Coordinator Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services Accompanying Documents: Status of the "Montana Strategic Suicide Prevention Plan" What are the facts about adolescent suicide in Montana? Shannon Breitzman, MA, Director, Injury & Suicide Prevention Programs Cynthia R. Hodge, MA, Manager, Office of Suicide Prevention, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Presentation: Colorado's Office of Suicide Prevention Funding and Resources I (Government) Lloyd Potter, PhD, MHP, Project Director, Suicide Prevention Resource Center Presentation: Finding Funding for Suicide Prevention (Government) Strategies for Involving Youth in Suicide Prevention Mark LoMurray, Project Director Josette Bell, Youth Representative North Dakota Adolescent Suicide Prevention Project Dale Emme, Executive Director/Co-Founder Ali Cook, Youth Council Representative Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program International Presentation: Strategies for Involving Youth in Suicide Prevention Developing and Evaluating Messages for Awareness Campaigns Kerry Knox, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Rochester Presentation: What Principles Are Used in Public Health Awareness Efforts That Suicide Prevention Efforts Need to Learn From?
10:20		Break
10:40		Breakout Sessions Suicide Prevention for Racial/Ethnic Communities Aurita Prince Caldwell, MEd, Assistant to Director Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Clayton Small, PhD, Director Indian Health Service, Lame Deer Suicide Prevention Programs for the Elderly Andrea Charbonneau, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Kansas Medical Center Presentation: Elderly Suicide Prevention An Integrated Approach for Suicide Prevention Nels Sanddal, MS, BA, President/CEO, Montana Critical Illness and Trauma Foundation Presentation: An Integrated Approach for Suicide Prevention: Lessons From Cardiac Care Mental Health and Substance Abuse: The Risk Link Kenneth R. Conner, PsyD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry University of Rochester Medical Center Funding and Resources II (Non-Governmental) Lloyd Potter, PhD, MPH, Project Director Suicide Prevention Resource Center Presentation: Finding Funding for Suicide Prevention (Private) From Statistics to Action: Building a Community-Based Suicide Prevention Initiative Carol Breslau, MS, Senior Program Officer, The Colorado Trust Michelle Watson, BA, Director of Developmen, The Mental Health Association of Colorado Effley Brooks, III, MA, Director, Denver Community Leadership Forum, University of Colorado at Denver Presentation:The Preventing Suicide in Colorado Initiative Strategies for Suicide Prevention for the GLBT community Anthony R. D'Augelli, PhD, Professor of Human Development, Pennsylvania State University Presentation: Are Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexual People, and Transgendered People More Suicidal than Others???
11:50		Lunch- on your own
01:30		Plenary Suicide Prevention Policy and Policymakers Honorable Arlene Ham, State Senator South Dakota Honorable Connie Johnson, State Representative Missouri Honorable Gayle Berry, State Representative Colorado Jane Wilson, MS, Moderator
02:30		Breakout Sessions Advocates: Adversary or Ally Stephanie Finley University of Colorado, Boulder Honorable Gayle Berry, State Representative Colorado Honorable Connie Johnson, State Representative Missouri Strategies for Suicide Prevention for Incarcerated Populations Lindsay M. Hayes, Project Director National Center on Institutions and Alternatives Engaging Tribes in Suicide Prevention Planning Teton Ducheneaux, PhD, Clinical Psychologist Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Mark LoMurray, Project Director North Dakota Adolescent Suicide Prevention Project Clayton Small, PhD, Director Indian Health Service, Lame Deer Engaging the Media to Promote Awareness and Gain Support Brian Dyak, President & CEO, Entertainment Industries Council Presentation: Engaging the Media to Promote Awareness and Gain Support Building Non-Traditional Partners Larry Hejtmanek, LISW, Vice-President Eyerly-Ball Community Mental Health Services Jeanne Rohner, BS, Executive Director Hadidja Nyiransekuye, MSW, Special Projects Coordinator Mental Health Association of Colorado Presentation: Building a Non-Traditional Partnership Strategies for Suicide Prevention for Men in Middle Years Kerry Knox, PhD, Assistant Professor University of Rochester Suicide Prevention on College Campuses Phillip Satow, MA, President and Founder The Jed Foundation
03:45		Break
04:00		Facilitated State Workgroup Meetings Continuation of SWOT analysis and development of post-conference action plan. (Utah, Iowa, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Montana, Missouri, South Dakota, North Dakota) Accompanying Document: Instructions for Conducting a SWOT Analysis top of page

Day Three

07:00		Registration & Continental Breakfast
08:00		Plenary Assessment and Evaluation Rodney W. Hopkins, PhD, Research Assistant Professor University of Utah- Social Research Institure Ramya Sundararaman, MD, MPH, Moderator
09:00		Breakout Sessions Evaluation Tools: Theory and Practice Rodney W. Hopkins, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, University of Utah- Social Research Institure Presentation: Evaluation Tools: Theory and Practice Strategies for involving Youth in Suicide Prevention Mark LoMurray, Project director, North Dakota Adolescent Suicide Prevention Project Dale Emme, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Ali Cook, Youth Council Representative, Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program International Elizabeth Makulec, Executive Director, Kids Under Twenty One (KUTO) Presentation: Strategies for involving Youth in Suicide Prevention Community Leadership and Collaboration Core Competencies Alan Berman, PhD, Executive Director, American Association of Suicidology Surveillance: Nuts and Bolts at the State and Community Levels Michelle Moskos, PhD, MPH, Co-Investigator/Epidemiologist II, Utah Department of Health Presentation: Surveillance: Nuts and Bolts at the State and Community Levels Jennifer Personius, Director of Research Nevada Institute for Children Social Marketing: Changing Attitudes, Creating Opportunities Ramya Sundararaman, MD, MPH, Senior Technical Assistance Specialist, Suicide Prevention Resource Center Presentation: Social Marketing: Changing Attitudes, Creating Opportunities Means Restriction: What is the Evidence Base Jeremy Brigham, DMin, PhD, Research Associate, Iowans for the Prevention of Gun Violence Presentation: Means Restriction: What is the Evidence Base Engaging Mental Health and Substance Abuse Organizations in Service Planning and Delivery George Hanigan, Deputy Director, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Presentation: Engaging Mental Health and Substance Abuse Organizations in Service Planning and Delivery Pablo Hernandez, MD, Administrator, Wyoming Department of Health, Mental Health Division
10:00		Break
10:15		Plenary State Action Plans State Suicide Prevention Coordinators Ramya Sundararaman, MD, MPH, Moderator
11:15		Plenary Suicide Prevention Resource Center: Your New Partner Ellen Connorton, MSW, MPA, Deputy Director, Suicide Prevention Resource Center Presentation: Suicide Prevention Resource Center: Your New Partner Ramya Sundararaman, MD, MPH, Moderator
12:00		Closing Jane Wilson, MS, Acting Regional Health Administrator US Public Health Service, Region VII top of page

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