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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

Sunday & Monday | Tuesday


Wednesday, December 12, 2007

7:30 am - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast. Staff from SPRC, SAMHSA, and Macro International will be available for informal consultation.
8:30 am – 10:00 am CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS  IV
Note: All workshops involve grantees as speakers, presenters and active participants.

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4A Evaluation open Q&A session.

Phil Rodgers, AFSP,
Linda Langford, SPRC; Macro International

4B Screening Lessons learned.

Paul Granello, Ohio; Michelle Moskos, Utah; Gail Wasserman, New York. Facilitator: Mort Silverman

4C
Project Management Tips and Tricks.

Lloyd Potter, SPRC; Pat Smith, Michigan; Tarsha Wilson, SAMHSA

4D
Developing partnerships with spiritual and faith-based entities.

Trina Evans Williams, Louisiana; Roma Hawkins, Idaho. Facilitator: Wendy Cyprien, SPRC

4E
Coping with provider shortages: A challenge for rural and frontier grantees.

Marilyn Zimmerman, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline; Jenny Shaw, Wyoming; Chuck McGee, South Dakota; Dave Majic, West Virginia. Facilitator: Susan Keys, SAMHSA

4F
A Cultural Approach to Prevention.

David Fullerton, Bobby Mercier, Travis Mercier, and Nick Antinacio, Grand Ronde Canoe Family Journey.
Facilitator: Vickie LaFromboise, SPRC
10:00 – 11:00 am GRANTEE TEAM MEETINGS
Each grantee meets as a team, decide on their next steps, how they will integrate lessons, skills, and new information from the TA meeting into their work back home.
11:00 am – 11:15 am Break
11:15 am – 12:30 pm CLOSING SESSION
  TEAM REPORTS – Teams will record primary lessons from the meeting and action steps they will take when they get home to help their programs achieve greater sustainability.

Facilitator: Anara Guard, MLS, Associate Director, SPRC.
 

Closing Remarks – Richard McKeon, SAMHSA
  Closing Ceremony – NARA Drum Group

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