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State, Tribal, and Adolescents at Risk Suicide Prevention Grantee
Technical Assistance Meeting
December 10-12, 2007
Portland, Oregon

Telling the Story: A Pathway to Sustain Suicide Prevention Programs

Tuesday | Wednesday

Sunday, December 9, 2007
Registration Open 4 - 6 pm
Set up Program Showcase 6 – 8 pm

AGENDA
Legacy Wheel

 Each workshop and session relates to a “spoke” on the “Legacy Wheel” above

 Monday, December 10, 2007

7:00 am – 8:00 am Registration
Continental Breakfast
8:00 am – 9:30 am

OPENING SESSION– Peggy West, PhD, MSW,Senior Advisor, Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC), Mistress of Ceremonies

American Indian/Alaska Native Opening Ceremony – NARA Drum Group

Posting of the Colors – Northwest Indian Veterans Association

Welcome to Oregon – Madeline Olson, Deputy Administrator for Addictions and Mental Health Services, Oregon Department of Human Services; Karl R. Brimner, Community Mental Health Director Multnomah County , Oregon

Welcome, Overall Context of the SAMHSA/CMHS Suicide Prevention Initiative, and SAMHSA Updates – Richard McKeon, PhD, Public Health Advisor, Suicide Prevention, SAMHSA
9:30 am – 9:45 am Break
9:45 am - 11:00 am

PLENARY PANEL
  Telling Your Story for Sustainability—Lloyd Potter, PhD, MPH, Director, SPRC
This session will address how we can use powerful communication methods as an approach to sustain our suicide prevention programs.
 

Making Results Count – Chad Rodi, PhD, Cross-Site Evaluation Project Director, Macro International

Findings from the cross-site evaluation will be presented. Respondents will illustrate how they would use these findings along with their local evaluation results in sustainability efforts with different audiences.

 

Respondents: Adrienne Dealy, Communications Specialist, Safe Schools/Healthy Students; Tim Dunnagan, EdD, Professor, Montana State University; James Schut, PhD, Senior Program Evaluator, Centerstone, Tennessee 
  Facilitator: Lloyd Potter, SPRC
11:00 am – 12:00 pm GRANTEE PROGRAM SHOWCASE
An opportunity for grantees to display program promotional materials, press coverage, evaluation-related products and tools, materials, results of local evaluation, and more. Come browse the tables, pick up materials, and note who you will want to be sure to network with throughout the rest of the meeting.
12:00 pm- 1:30 pm  LUNCH ROUNDTABLES

Today’s roundtables focus on program learning. Topics include: Crisis lines [Lidia Bernik and Jessica Haas, Lifeline], screening [Richard McKeon, SAMHSA], gatekeeping [Effie Malley, SPRC], state legislation and policy [Brian Altman, SPAN USA], awareness campaigns [Adrienne Dealy, Safe Schools/Healthy Students], evaluation [Phil Rodgers, AFSP, Linda Langford, SPRC], self-injury and/or attempt repeaters [Mort Silverman], and cultural competence [Lisa McCarthy, SPRC]. One table is for participants in the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)-funded enhanced evaluation to meet together [Rich Puddy, CDC]. One or two tables will be unreserved to allow for on-site generation of topics or open discussion.
1:45 pm - 3:30 pm CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS I  
Note: All workshops involve grantees as speakers, presenters and active participants.

**Click on any workshops title to read the descriptions.

1A  Evaluating early intervention and referral.

Shannon Crossbear, National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health; Paul Granello, Ohio; Linda Langford, SPRC;
Phil Rodgers, AFSP;
Chad Rodi, Jennifer Wallach, Macro International

1B 
Linking Adolescents at Risk for Suicide to Mental Health Services grantees meeting.

Facilitator: Cynthia Hansen, SAMHSA

1C
GLSMA Tribal grantees meeting.

Facilitator: Vickie LaFromboise, SPRC

1D Opportunities and challenges of working with state coalitions.

Dave Majic, West Virginia, Pat Smith, Michigan, Lygia Williams, Tennessee. Facilitators: Lisa McCarthy and Katie Wootten, SPRC

1E
Tell your story well: Communicating your findings for sustainability.

Facilitators:Adrienne Dealy, Safe Schools/ Healthy Students, Elly Stout, SPRC

 

1F Hospital/Emergency room-based identification, response and referral.

Alan Holmlund, Massachusetts; Lisa Millet, Oregon; John Walkup, Johns Hopkins/White Mountain Apache.Facilitator: Richard McKeon, SAMHSA

 
3:30 pm  Break
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm

WORKING GROUPS

Grantees will meet in facilitated groups focused on a particular audience, message strategy, or venue to discuss the topic of tailoring messages to increase program sustainability. Each group will be led by an expert who will work with the participants to build their skills in each area.
  Preparing your story for publication in peer-reviewed journals. Mort Silverman, Editor, Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior.
This workshop will address issues relevant to publishing one’s findings in a journal specific to the study of suicidology. The topic content will cover: Factors that are considered in the “fit” of the manuscript to the journal; What factors increase likelihood of acceptance; What factors increase the likelihood of rejection; Identifying appropriate journals for your work; Etiquette for correspondence between author and editors; Special issues to consider in suicide-related research (e.g., definition of terms, documenting ethical considerations); Questions from participants.
  Talking to the media. Scott Maier,University of Oregon School of Journalism.
You may be familiar with the recommendations for how media should cover suicide, but how do you talk to “the press” to get coverage of your issues? How can you build relationships with local media? How can you best present your story to these important storytellers?
  Working with “new” media. Jessica Hass, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
This session will address: The use of new media to reach out to your virtual community, promote your organization and message, and post information; The pros and cons of internet outreach and exposure through social networking sites, forums and blogs such as Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, and Help.com; The benefits of the internet's capacity to reach a specific demographic;  Promoting your organization by using internet tools such as search engines, advertising space and recruitment sites; Strategically posting information on your website and other sites to meet the needs of information seekers who may otherwise receive false or harmful information; How to disseminate information effectively on the internet.
  Talking to policymakers. Brian Altman, SPAN USA.
If funding for the programs is to continue after the federal grant period, or additional funds are needed to currently reach the communities, educating local, state and federal policymakers may be essential to sustaining the program. In this working group, participants will learn how to effectively discuss GLSMA programs with policymakers. Topics to be addressed include ways in which to engage policymakers, what information is important to provide verbally and in writing, and how to follow-up with additional information.
  Approaching local funders. Sue Eastgard, WA and Michael Cohen, NH.
These two presenters each have experience with seeking – and securing – program funding from local foundations. Come discuss how they did it and what they learned in the process.
  Postvention. Lloyd Potter, SPRC and Alex Crosby, CDC.
Communities often wonder what to do after a suicide crisis. How should they best respond to potential contagion, influence media coverage, handle memorial services and other public expressions of grief, and coordinate services for community members?
5:30 pm -7:30 pm Reception – Portland City Hall
DINNER ON YOUR OWN

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