SUICIDE PREVENTION CONFERENCE
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The Division of Behavioral Health, Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention, is delighted to offer a two-day conference to highlight best practices in suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention. National and local experts will present on relevant research, programs, and interventions spanning upstream prevention activities to crisis intervention and through postvention. Participants will be able to choose between two concurrent sessions, allowing a customizable learning experience to best meet your area of inquiry. One learning track will focus on the elements of comprehensive suicide care for the healthcare and behavioral healthcare community. The other learning track will be dedicated to community level intervention, such as community wellness, relevant social institutions, and establishing community infrastructure.
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Registration for this conference has now closed. The recordings will be linked to the sessions and resources from the conference are below.
Dates: June 2 and 9, 2022.
Times: 9:00a.m. - 2:15p.m. AKT*
*Times subject to change
AGENDA
This event took place virtually on Zoom on Thursday June 2 and June 9, 2022 from 9:00a.m. - 2:15p.m. each day.
Recordings from the sessions are linked to the agenda below. Please click the session that you would like to view.
June 2, 2022
9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
9:10 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Land Acknowledgement
Tina DeAsis-Samaniego
Dustin Morris
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Keynote - Intro to Zero Suicide
Sadé Heart of the Hawk Ali
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. BREAK
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions
- Using Technology for Compassionate Suicide Care Pathway
- Engaging Communities in the Aftermath of Suicide
12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. LUNCH
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions
2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Wrap up and Closing
June 9, 2022
9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
9:10 a.m. - 9:25 a.m. Land Acknowledgement and Blessing
Tina DeAsis-Samaniego
9:25 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Lived Experience Story
Aaron Surma
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Keynote - Adolescent and Maternal Suicide in Alaska: Trends and Recommendations from the Maternal Child Death Review
Katey Soellers
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. BREAK
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions
- Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR)
12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. LUNCH
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions
- Interactive Screening Program
- 988 and crisis call center services for young adults
2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Wrap up and Closing
RESOURCES
Using Tech for Compassionate Suicide Care Pathways
Adolescent Suicide Prevention Mobile App study
Speakers
Aaron Surma
Director
NAMI Juneau
Cherylyn Wood
Nevada Statewide Zero Suicide Project Coordinator III
University of Nevada Reno, Center for the Application of the Substance Abuse Technology.
Dustin Morris
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Elaine de Mello
Director for Suicide Prevention Services
NAMI New Hampshire
Eri Martin
University of Alaska, Fairbanks Student Health & Counseling
Eric Boyer
Training Coordinator
Alaska Mental Health Trust
Katey Soellers
Epidemiology Specialist
Maternal and Child Death Review Program (MCDR) in the State of Alaska Division of Public Health
Kelly Koerner, PhD
Founder and President
Jaspr Health
Kevin Crowley
Clinical Psychologist
CAMS-care
Laura Hoffman
Senior Manager, Interactive Screening Program
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Nikki Baird
Continuing Hope Counseling, LLC
Sabrina Headrick
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Student
Health and Counseling Center
Sadé Heart of the Hawk Ali
Senior Project Associate
Zero Suicide Institute, Education Development Center
Sierra Sommer
Stacey Schmitt
Associate Director of Counseling Student Health and Counseling Center
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Susanna Marchuk
Careline Crisis Services, Inc.
