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Research to Practice Webinar

Alcohol Use, Depression, and Young People: Implications for Addressing Suicide Risk

Presenter: Laurie Davidson, MA, Campus Program Manager, SPRC
Moderator:  Dave Stewart, Campus Prevention Specialist, SPRC
When: Thursday, April 29, 2010 3:00-4:30 Eastern Time

Brief description:  An overview of what we know and don’t know about the impact of alcohol use on mental health and suicide and the implications for suicide prevention planning.  This webinar is suitable for a wide range of alcohol and suicide prevention practitioners at the state and community level, tribes, and colleges and universities. 

Objectives:
Participants will be able to:

1. Describe key findings  from recent research on the link between alcohol and depression as risk factors for suicide and between alcohol and suicide directly.
2. Summarize key components of a comprehensive effort to reduce alcohol consumption and adverse consequences, including mental health problems and suicide.

Organizations to be referenced during the webinar:

1. CSAP’s Centers for the Application of Prevention Technologies: http://captus.samhsa.gov/home.cfm
2. U.S. Department of Education’s Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention: http://www.higheredcenter.org/
3. Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center:  http://www.udetc.org/

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Speaker's Biography

Laurie Davidson, MA manages campus programs at the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) at Education Development Center, Inc. She has worked for more than a decade to help campus administrators and staff across the country develop and implement effective health promotion and prevention programs. In her present role at SPRC, she manages the consultation and support being given to campuses receiving suicide prevention grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Before joining SPRC in 2005, Laurie directed the Campus Alcohol Prevention and Intervention project and served as an associate director of the U.S. Department of Education’s Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention. She has an MA in counseling and worked for eight years as a clinician in community mental health centers.