Calendar
June 2008 Events
- 6/3/2008 - 6/3/2008
Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk: Core Competencies for Mental Health Professionals
Lindsey Wilson College
Lindsey Wilson College
Columbia, KY
This course focuses on the core competencies essential for mental health professionals to assess and manage suicide risk in their clients.
Event Contact:
Dr. Jennifer Williamson
- 6/4/2008 - 6/7/2008
Mental Health America's Annual Conference & National Mental Health Promotion and Prevention Summit
Mental Health America
Hyatt Regency Washington, Capitol Hill
Washington, DC
Each year, the Mental Health America Conference draws together hundreds of leaders and advocates from across the country in Washington, D.C. to learn about critical issues in the behavioral health field and strategies for collective action. Attendees include executives and staff from our 320 state and local affiliates, mental health consumers, family members, policymakers, advocates, providers, and academic, government and business leaders. The Summit, which will take place June 6th and 7th, will be a unique opportunity for people and organizations that are committed to advancing a prevention and promotion agenda.
SPRC staff member(s) Gayle Jaffe, Katie Wootten will be attending this event.
The following presentation(s) will be delivered by SPRC staff at this event: Gayle Jaffe, Katie Wootten (Applying the Public Health Model to Suicide Prevention).
SPRC will be exhibiting at the event.
Event URL:
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/annualconference/index.html
Event Contact:
Danielle Fritze
703-797-2591
- 6/8/2008 - 6/14/2008
Summer Research Institute on Suicide Prevention
National Institute of Mental Health
U of Rochester Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide
Rochester, NY
The Summer Research Institute on Suicide Prevention (SRI/SP)provides the opportunity to train a multidisciplinary array of young investigators and develop a cadre of researchers with the knowledge and skills required to address the public health and therapeutic intervention challenges of suicide and other major mental health problems. The SRI/SP focuses on both research training and career development issues, where each participant works with identified mentors drawn from its national faculty, which includes researchers from the CSPS, from other major suicide research centers from the US and abroad, and program staff from NIH.
Event URL:
http://http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/Psych/SRISP_summer2008/
Event Contact:
Sue Diesel
585.275.3571
- 6/9/2008 - 6/10/2008
Coming Together to Care: Texas Suicide Prevention Symposium
Texas Suicide Prevention Council
La Quinta Convention Center
San Antonio, TX
Symposium topics include: Why People Die by Suicide; Developing and Implementing a Suicide Prevention Public Awareness Campaign; Bullycide in America; Trends and Cultural Context; Suicide Prevention for Youth in Military Families; Community-Based Response; College and High School Protocols; and Online Communities and Social Networking. Pre-symposium: Roundtable for Texas Hotlines. CEUs available for Social Work, LPC, and LMFT.
Event Contact:
Mary Ellen Nudd
- 6/9/2008 - 6/15/2008
National Men's Health Week
Men's Health Network
Washington, DC, NATL
Event URL:
http://menshealthweek.org
Event Contact:
888-MEN-2-MEN
- 6/10/2008 - 6/10/2008
Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk: Core Competencies for Mental Health Professionals
Wood County Suicide Prevention Coalition
Wood County Public Library
Bowling Green, OH
This one day workshop for mental health professionals will focus on the competencies which are essential for managing and assessing suicide risk.
Event Contact:
Mark Haskins
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6/11/2008
Benefit for Kristin Brooks Hope Center
6pm at Milkboy Coffee in Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Lower Merion High School senior project "Going Postal"
Featuring a display of postcards decorated by the community, as well as student bands and speakers on suicide. Student bands will be performing, and there will be speakers and presentations on suicide awareness.
Admission is 10$ at the door, and additional donations would be appreciated.
For further information contact: lmpostsecret@gmail.com
- 6/11/2008 - 6/12/2008
Statewide suicide prevention conference
West Virginia Council for the Prevention of Suicide
Charleston Civic Center
Charleston, WV
The theme of this year's conference is Older Americans and Suicide in West Virginia. Registration will begin in February 2008. The cost of the conference is $40; CEU's will be provided.
Event Contact:
Patrick Tenney
- 6/12/2008 - 6/12/2008
AMSR: Core Competencies for Mental Health Professionals
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health, Covell Funeral Home, Munson Medical Center, Norther Lakes Community Mental Health, Third Level Crisis Center
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health
Traverse City, MI
This course for mental health professionals highlights the core competencies that are essential to assess and manage suicide risk.
Event Contact:
Tim Meagher
- 6/18/2008 - 6/18/2008
Understanding and Preventing Older Adult Suicide
Prevention and Recovery Services
Prevention and Recovery Services
Topeka, KS
This program is intended to increase awareness of the magnitude and seriousness of older adult suicide. The training includes slides, a video, interactive learning and helpful resources. A special feature of this training is a presentation of the results of a Shawnee County older adult suicide study for the years 2000 through 2004.
Event URL:
http://www.parstopeka.com/wcindex.asp#Suicide
Event Contact:
Prevention and Recovery Services
(785) 266-8666
- 6/27/2008 - 6/28/2008
Survivor of Suicide Loss Support Group Facilitator Training Program
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
San Diego
San Diego, CA
A comprehensive, hands-on training program to help survivors of suicide loss learn the "how-to's" of creating and facilitating a support group. The 2-day program will be conducted by experts in the field of suicide bereavement and experienced facilitators, and combines lecture, interactive discussion, and role-playing with feedback. It is an opportunity to have your questions answered, hear new ideas, and practice your skills. It is AFSP’s hope that new groups will develop in your area as a result of your participation. The program is appropriate both for survivors who would like to start a new group, as well as those who currently facilitate a group and would like to increase their knowledge and skills. Mental health professionals are also welcome. Note: In order to create an environment in which participants can best develop and practice the skills necessary to facilitate a group effectively, we ask that attendees be at least 2 years after the suicide of their loved one. Visit www.afsp.org for more details and an application.
Event URL:
http://www.afsp.org
Event Contact:
Rebecca Thorp
212-363-3500 Ext.33
July 2008 Events
- 7/14/2008 - 7/14/2008
Show Me You Care About Suicide Prevention
Missouri Department of Mental Health, Lincoln University
Truman Hotel
Jefferson City, MO
Suicide Prevention Conference open to anyone who would like to attend. Please see website for more information.
Event URL:
http://www.dmh.mo.gov/cps/issues/suicide/conference/2008/
Event Contact:
Scott Perkins
573-751-8155
- 7/16/2008 - 7/16/2008
Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk: Core Competencies for Mental Health Professionals
United States Marine Corps
MCB Camp Butler
Okinawa, Japan, INT
This workshop for USMC mental health professionals focuses on the core competencies for assessing and managing suicide.
Event Contact:
Aaron Werbel
- 7/17/2008 - 7/17/2008
AMSR: Core Competencies for Mental Health Professionals
United States Marine Corps
MCB Camp Butler
Okinawa, Japan, INT
This workshop for USMC mental health professionals focuses on the core competencies essential for assessing and managing suicide risk.
Event Contact:
Aaron Werbel
- 7/21/2008 - 7/21/2008
AMSR: Core Competencies for MHP
United States Marine Corps
MCAS Iwakuni
Iwakuni, Japan, INT
This workshop for USMC mental health professionals focuses on the core competencies essential for assessing and managing suicide risk.
Event Contact:
Aaron Werbel
August 2008 Events
- 8/6/2008 - 8/9/2008
NARMH’s 34th Annual Conference
National Rural Mental Health Association
Sheraton Burlington Hotel and Conference Center
Burlington, VT
The theme of this conference is: Changing Practices – Changing Rural Environment. The goals of the 2008 conference are: 1. To understand the ever changing rural and frontier identities 2. To meet the challenges of providing practice patterns that meet the needs of our changing rural and frontier environments 3. To come together and share what works, learn how to fund, staff and evaluate services and how to network with other rural providers, researchers, consumers and their families Special focus areas this year include: Providing mental health services for people with developmental disabilities, for people with co-occurring substance abuse conditions, for people leaving incarceration, for the elderly, for children within schools, for children and youth with autism spectrum disorders, and for transition age kids ages 18 to 22; integration and support of “non professionals” in the workforce; collaborations to develop housing for persons with mental health challenges; trauma informed services, employment services; and bio-ethics and other ethical concerns in the delivery of care and treatment.
Event URL:
http://www.narmh.org
Event Contact:
320-202-1820
- 8/14/2008 - 8/15/2008
Suicide Prevention: Empowering Communities for Action
The Partnership of Community Resources Prevention Coalition of Douglas County
The Carson Valley Inn
Minden, NV
Learn About •Relationship between substance use and suicide •Adolescent strategies •Accidental suicide •Education for medical professionals & first responders •Survivors emergence from grief •Suicide and the elderly •What employers, parents, grandparents and concerned others can do
Event Contact:
Mr. Johnson
(775) 782-8611
