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Taking Action: Implementing the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Conference

December 3 - 5, 2003
New Orleans, LA

Conference Audio Presentations

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Day Two:

  • Conference Luncheon Buffet
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    File Size: 23.8 MB
    Playing Time: 34 minutes, 10 seconds

    Luncheon Speaker: Iris Bolton, Executive Director of The Link Counseling Center's National Resource Center for Suicide Prevention and Aftercare

  • Historical Perspectives - Reno to New Orleans
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    File Size: 43.3 MB
    Playing Time: 1 hour, 2 minutes, 15 seconds

    Mr. Charles Curie, Administrator, SAMHSA
    Mr. Jerry Reed, Executive Director, SPAN USA

Day Three:

  • Leadership, Organization, and Implementation: Key Decision Points in State Suicide Prevention Campaigns
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    File Size: 35.5 MB
    Playing Time: 50 minutes, 31 seconds

    Keri Lubell, Ph.D., Behavioral Scientist Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • Strategic Planning for Suicide Prevention Programs: A Self Evaluation
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    File Size: 23.4 MB
    Playing Time: 33 minutes, 25 seconds

    • David Litts, O.D., F.A.A.O., Suicide Prevention Resource Center
    • Ramya Sundararaman, M.D., M.P.H., Suicide Prevention Resource Center
    • Christopher Le, M.A., Suicide Prevention Resource Center
    • Kathleen O'Connell, Ph.D., R.N., Franklin Cook, M.A.


  • Policymakers Panel
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    File Size: 23.0 MB
    Playing Time: 33 minutes, 1 second

    • James McDonough, Director, Florida Office of Drug Control, Office of the Governor
    • Mary Lou Marzian, R.N., Representative, State of Kentucky

    • Pam Martin, Ph.D., ABPP, Division Director, Department of Health, Behavioral Health Sciences Division
    • Moderator: Lucy Davidson, M.D., Ed.S.