School-Based Suicide Prevention
School-based Suicide Prevention: Promising Approaches and Opportunities for Research
Date and time
Location
Online
About this event
This webinar – hosted by the National Institute of Mental Health – will provide an opportunity for diverse stakeholders, including school administrators, researchers, practitioners, policy makers and funders, to learn about new and innovative practices in school-based suicide prevention, with a particular focus on risk identification, follow up, and referral for additional services for high-risk youth. In addition to describing the programs, presenters will also discuss preliminary research efforts and/or challenges, as well as ways to overcome common barriers to implementing suicide prevention in schools, including data collection and evaluation.
The workshop is free to attend and will be viewable via zoom webinar.
Presenters
NIMH
Lynsay Ayer, PhD, Suicide Prevention Program Consultant
Belinda Sims, PhD, Training Director of Division of Services and Intervention Research
Baltimore City Public Schools
Stacey Davis, MS, Coordinator of Media and Instructional Technology
Holly Wilcox, PhD, Professor, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Akil Hamm, Chief of Police, Baltimore City Public Schools
Rebecca Lee, Coordinator of Psychological Services
Patricia Roberts-Rose, LCSW, Coordinator for School Social Work
Detroit City and Washtenaw County, MI Public Schools
Natalie Rodriguez-Quintana, PhD, Research Fellow
Jill Paladino, MPH, Program Lead
Robin Jacob, PhD, Associate Research Professor, School of Education, University of Michigan
Boston Public Schools
Shella Dennery, PhD, Director, Boston Children's Neighborhood Partnerships Program
Andria Amador, EdD, Senior Director of Behavioral Health Services
Presenter Biographies
Who Should Attend
Researchers, mental health clinicians and practitioners, school administrators, and members of the public interested in school-based suicide prevention.