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SAMHSA Suicide Prevention Grantees Orientation Meeting Agenda
December 13 – 15, 2005

Each underlined speaker or title links to the relevant PowerPoint® presentation.

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Welcome and Introductions
Anne Mathews-Younes, Ed. D., Director, Division of Prevention, Traumatic Stress, and Special Programs, Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

SAMHSA National Suicide Prevention Initiative
Charles G. Curie, M.A., A.C.S.W., Administrator, SAMHSA

Suicide Prevention: A National Imperative
Jerry Reed, M.S.W., Executive Director, Suicide Prevention Action Network (SPAN) USA

Youth Suicide Prevention: A Review of Different Strategies
Madelyn Gould, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor in Clinical Public Health in Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

Overview of the SAMHSA Suicide Prevention Grants and Federal Expectations of Grantees
Richard McKeon, Ph.D., M.P.H., Special Advisor Suicide Prevention, CMHS, SAMHSA

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Session A: State/Tribal Grantees
Richard McKeon, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Susan Keys, Ph.D., Chief, Prevention Initiatives and Priority Programs Development Branch, CMHS, SAMHSA
Pat Shea, M.S.W., M.A., Public Health Advisor, CMHS, SAMHSA

Session B: Campus Grantees
Nancy Davis, Ed.D., Public Health Advisor, CMHS, SAMHSA
Gail Ritchie, M.Ed., M.S.W., Public Health Advisor, CMHS, SAMHSA

Session C: Adolescent Grantees
Denise Middlebrook, Ph.D., Senior Social Science Analyst, CMHS, SAMHSA

Suicide Prevention in States and Tribes: A Public Health Model
David Litts, O.D., Associate Director of Prevention Practice, Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)

Suicide Prevention on Campus
Mort Silverman, M.D., Senior Advisor, SPRC
Kerry Knox, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Community & Preventive Medicine, University of Rochester

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Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Session A: Community Resources
MODERATOR: Louisa Holmes, Prevention Specialist, SPRC
Alan Berman, Ph.D., Executive Director, American Association of Suicidology
Ramya Sundararaman, M.D., M.P.H., Prevention Support Coordinator, SPRC
LaVonne Ortega, M.D., M.P.H., Prevention Specialist, SPRC

Session B: Training Gatekeepers in Suicide Prevention
MODERATOR: David Litts, O.D., SPRC
Dale and Dar Emme, Founders, Yellow Ribbon Program
Brian Quinnett, M.S., National Training Director, QPR Institute
Jerry Swanner, Executive Director, LivingWorks

Session C: School-based Resources
MODERATOR: Lloyd Potter, Ph.D., M.P.H., SPRC
Joelle Reizes, M.A., Director of External Relations, Screening for Mental Health
Leslie McGuire, M.S.W., Director, Columbia University TeenScreen Program

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Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Welcome and Overview of the Day
Richard McKeon, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Evaluating Suicide Prevention Programs: Moving the Field Forward
MODERATOR: Richard McKeon, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Pragmatics Regarding Evaluating Suicide Prevention Initiatives
John Kalafat, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional

Cross-site Evaluation
Christine Walrath-Greene, Ph.D., Project Director, Cross-site Evaluation, ORC Macro

Enhanced State/Tribal Evaluation
Keri Lubell, Ph.D., Behavioral Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

GPRA and NOMs
Mark Jacobsen, Ph.D., M.S.W., Public Health Analyst, CMHS, SAMHSA

Evaluation Panel Q & A
MODERATOR: Phil Rodgers, Ph.D., Evaluation Specialist, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
David Goldston, PhD.; Mark Jacobsen, Ph.D., M.S.W.; John Kalafat, Ph.D.; Keri Lubell, Ph.D.; Denise Middlebrook, Ph.D; Christine Walrath-Greene, Ph.D.

Grants Administration
Gwen Simpson, Lead Grants Management Specialist, Division of Grants Management, SAMHSA

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Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Session A: Suicide Prevention in American Indian Communities
MODERATOR: Ramya Sundararaman, M.D., M.P.H., SPRC
Denise Middlebrook, Ph.D., Senior Social Science Analyst, CMHS, SAMHSA
Paulette Running Wolf, Ph.D., Executive Director, First Nations Behavioral Health Association
Shannon CrossBear, Co-director, Evaluation and Training, National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health

Session B: Reaching Out with Cultural Competence
MODERATOR: LaVonne Ortega, M.D., M.P.H., SPRC
Donna Barnes, Ph.D., Howard University and National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide
Luis Garcia, Psy.D., Director of Latino Programs, Pacific Clinics
Sylvia Fisher, Ph.D., Director, Evaluation, Child, Adolescent, and Family Branch, CMHS, SAMHSA

Session C: Juvenile Justice, Behavioral Health, and Suicide Prevention
MODERATOR: Louisa Holmes, SPRC
Michelle Moskos, Ph.D., M.P.H., Research Instructor, University of Utah, School of Medicine

DISCUSSANTS:
Randy Muck, M.Ed., Lead Public Health Advisor, Adolescent Programs, CSAT, SAMHSA
Pat Shea, M.S.W., M.A., Public Health Advisor, CMHS, SAMHSA

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Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Session A: Rural Suicide Prevention, A Roundtable Discussion
MODERATOR: Lloyd Potter, Ph.D., M.P.H., Director, SPRC
Jorielle Brown, Ph.D., Public Health Advisor, CSAT, SAMHSA
Teresa Chapa, Ph.D., MPA, Director, Policy and Data, Office of Minority Health, DHHS
John Draper, Ph.D., Director, Lifeline
Sylvia Fisher, Ph.D., Director, Evaluation, Child, Adolescent, and Family Branch, CMHS, SAMHSA
Susan Keys, Ph.D., Chief, Prevention Initiatives and Priority Programs Development Branch, CMHS, SAMHSA
Deenie McKay, M.Div., Minister and Board Member, Organization for Attempters and Survivors of Suicide in Interfaith Services (OASSIS)
Dena S. Puskin, Sc.D., Director, Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration

Session B: College Resources
MODERATOR: Patrice Melvin, M.P.H., SPRC
Phil Satow, M.A., Co-Founder, The Jed Foundation
Alison Malmon, Executive Director, Active Minds
Ann Pollinger Haas, Ph.D., Research Director, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Joelle Reizes, Director of External Relations, Screening for Mental Health

Session C: Training Clinicians in the Community and on Campus
MODERATOR: LaVonne Ortega, M.D., M.P.H., SPRC
Alan Berman, Ph.D., Executive Director, American Association of Suicidology
David Litts, O.D., Associate Director, SPRC

Suicide Prevention Town Meeting
Richard McKeon, Ph.D., M.P.H.

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Thursday, December 15, 2005

Welcome and Overview of the Day
Richard McKeon, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Suicide Prevention: A Survivor's Perspective
Michelle Linn-Gust, President, New Mexico Suicide Prevention Coalition

Technical Assistance: What's Available to Grantees

Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Lloyd Potter, Ph.D., M.P.H., Director, SPRC

ORC Macro
Christine Walrath-Greene, Ph.D., Project Director, Cross-site Evaluation, ORC Macro

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
John Draper, Ph.D., Director, Lifeline

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Concurrent TA Sessions

Session A: SPRC (State/tribal grantees)
Ramya Sundararaman, M.D., M.P.H., Prevention Support Coordinator

Session B: ORC Macro (Campus grantees)
Christine Walrath-Greene, Ph.D., Project Director, Cross-site Evaluation
Angela Sheehan, M.P.A., Deputy Project Director, Cross-site Evaluation

Session C: Evaluation Consultation (Adolescents at Risk grantees)
MODERATOR: Denise Middlebrook, Ph.D., CMHS, SAMHSA
Phil Rodgers, Ph.D., Evaluation Specialist, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Bob Stephens, Ph.D., M.P.H., Technical Director, ORC Macro

Session D: Lifeline
John Draper, Ph.D., Director, Lifeline

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Concurrent TA Sessions

Session A: SPRC (Campus)
Laurie Davidson, M.A., Prevention Support Campus Coordinator

Session B: ORC Macro (State/tribal)
Christine Walrath-Greene, Ph.D., Project Director, Cross-site Evaluation
Angela Sheehan, M.P.A., Deputy Project Director, Cross-site Evaluation

Session C: SPRC (Adolescents at Risk)
Anara Guard, M.S., Associate Center Director

Session D: Lifeline
John Draper, Ph.D., Director

Closing Remarks
Richard McKeon, Ph.D., M.P.H.

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