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SAMHSA Suicide Prevention Grantee Technical Assistance Meeting
January 8 - 10, 2008
Kansas City, Missouri

Forging Our Legacy:  Creating and Sustaining A Cultural Shift on Campus

Tuesday | Thursday

Wednesday, January 9
7:00 am - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:30 am Getting Senior Administration Buy-In
Jacquelyn Elliott, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, Northwest Missouri State University
Respondents:  Wanda Clifton-Faber, Blue Mountain Community College; Les Lawrence, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Carolyn Kern, University of North Texas
Facilitator:  Nancy Davis, SAMHSA

This session will address the responsibility of college and university administrators for students who are suicidal or have mental health concerns and how mental health services fit within the academic mission of the institution.  Grantee project directors will then describe the successes and challenges of getting support from senior administrators on their respective campuses. 
9:30 am - 10:00 am BREAK
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
 
Implementing and Evaluating Communication Campaigns
Iain Twaddle, University of Guam; Jessica Haas and Amanda Lehner, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. 

Facilitators: Julie Halverson, SPRC; Christine Walrath-Greene & Kathleen Jones, Macro International

Handouts 1 and 2

 Increasing Help-Seeking Among Students of Color
Nickole Scott Conerly, Howard University; Jacque Gray, University of North Dakota; Richard Shadick, Pace University; Pereta Rodriguez, City College of NY.

Facilitator:  Nancy Davis, SAMHSA; Peggy West, SPRC		 Screening:  What have we learned?
Glen Martin, University of North Carolina; María del C. Santos, Universaidad del Turabo.

Facilitators:  Mort Silverman, SPRC		 Staying Current with Best Practices:   The Best Practices Registry & NREPP
Phil Rodgers & Linda Langford, SPRC.

Peer Programs:  Applications, Outcomes, and Challenges
Charlie Morse, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Dolores Cimini, University at Albany; Susan Prieto-Welch, Purdue University.

Facilitators: Leah Horn, SPRC; Alison Malmon, Executive Director, Active Minds on Campus

Handout

 Working with Faculty Scott Wiley, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Sue Bell, University of California – Berkeley.

Facilitator: Laurie Davidson, SPRC
   
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm LUNCH Roundtables
Today’s roundtables focus on program learning. One or two tables will be reserved for open discussion (e.g., no designated topic).
  • Engaging faculty
  • Protective factors in college environment
  • Managing increasing counseling center caseloads
  • Postvention
  • Reaching students from diverse cultures
  • Empowering parents
  • “Students at risk” teams
  • Working with clergy on and off campus
  • Reducing stigma on campus
  • Evaluation
  • How to involve the community in campus efforts
  • Engaging students through use of technology
  • Working with nomads:  lessons learned from commuter campuses
1:45 pm - 3:15 pm Team Synthesis and Planning:  Self Assessment to Develop Sustainability Plans
Shelly Rutz, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh; Iain Twaddle, University of Guam; Shannon Lengerich, Columbia College
Facilitator:  Laurie Davidson, SPRC

Grantees who participated in SPRC’s webinar series on sustaining suicide prevention will describe the process and results of sustainability planning they have begun.  Working in teams, participants will then consider a series of questions to stimulate thinking and planning for sustainability.
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm BREAK
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Concurrent Sessions
   
Making Data Count:  Marketing to Key Stakeholders
John Hoeppel, Northeast Illinois University; Delores Walcott, Western Michigan University; Richard Shadick, Pace University; Kevin Readdean, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute .

Facilitators:  Patrick Cook and Handel Mlilo, Macro International; Julie Halverson, SPRC; Nancy Davis, SAMHSA

We’re there if you need us:  Families Supporting Students
Ron Becker, St. Peter’s College. Presenter:  Marjorie Savage, Director of Parent Programs, University of Minnesota.

Facilitator:  Maria Dinger, SAMHSA; Peggy West, SPRC

Please see below for more handouts.

A Cultural Shift:  Changing Perceptions and Attitudes about Mental Health and Suicide
Karen Moses, Arizona State University; Sally Spencer-Thomas, Regis University.

Facilitators:  Alison Malmon, Active Minds on Campus; Leah Horn, SPRC; Gina Sgro & Jennifer Wallach, Macro International

Handouts 1 and 2

Building Long-Term Support for Suicide Prevention:  Finding and Obtaining Financial Support

Facilitators: Joan Masters, Missouri Partners in Prevention; Laurie Davidson, SPRC

Handout

 Preparing Your Story for Publication in Peer-reviewed Journals:  Working Session

Facilitator:  Mort Silverman, SPRC; Chad Lodi, Macro International

 Evaluation Q&A

Facilitators: Christine Walrath-Greene & Robin King, Macro International; Linda Langford & Phil Rodgers, SPRC

We’re there if you need us:  Families Supporting Students -
Ron Becker, Saint Peter’s College
Cultural Competence Spanish
Family Letter Spanish
Tips for Parents Spanish
What is Cultural Competence?

Tuesday | Thursday

 

Last Updated on: April 8, 2008