Casey Doerner
Casey is the Health Systems Educator and Wellness Nurse Lead for the SASH program.
Lorie Holtgrave
Melissa Southwick
Melissa Southwick is the Assistant Director of the SASH (Support and Services at Home) program. Melissa has dedicated her career to helping older adults age in place.
Charles Gurney, LICSW, LADC
Charles Gurney is the Substance Use and Aging Specialist for the Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living, State Unit on Aging, and the Vermont Department of Health, Alcohol and Drug Use Programs.
Jennifer Kelliher
Jennifer Kelliher has been the Managing Director of the Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention since 2012.
The Nature and Roles of Mental Health Peer Support
This workshop addresses the history, nature, and roles of peer support and what we have learned about its evidence and benefits, and how it can be applied to suicide prevention.
Comprehensive Suicide Prevention in K-12 Schools
The workshop is designed to inform school mental health providers and educators on the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of CAMS and CALM with students in K-12 schools.
Care Transitions: Best Practices, Innovation, and Community-based Connections
Join us in examining practical examples of innovative strategies to build a ZERO GAP in care transitions for those with identified suicide risk.
Lethal Means Safety and Suicide Prevention: New Approaches for Firearm Safe Storage Counseling
Drs. Bell and Delaney will present an innovative approach they have developed for training providers on how to engage clients/patients on firearm safe storage practices, both for suicide prevention and as a broader approach to firearm injury prevention for children and families.
Leveraging your Experience While Honoring the Sacred
Join Elaine as she examines experiences in the aftermath of suicide, to include perspectives of loss survivors and first responders.
Away from No way: Every Child Has a Story, Every Story Deserves Heroes
Hasan will share the simple strategies his personal champions employed to help him complete the “JD shuffle” and go from Hasan Davis Juvenile Delinquent to Hasan Davis Juris Doctor.
Integrating Suicide Focused Care in Primary & Specialty Care
In this workshop, presenters will describe a model for Integrated Behavioral Health & the application of Collaborative Assessment of Suicide (CAMS) in primary and specialty care practices.
Zero Suicide Pathway to Care: Addressing the Challenges of Systems Engagement
In this workshop, there will be a discussion on those practices and methodology and ways to overcome obstacles.
Community Collaborations for Zero Suicide: The Lamoille County Experience
A panel of collaborators share some of the stories, challenges and successes, and their vision for the future which is now shared.
Improving Resiliency for Older Adults at Risk for Suicide
Learn about the approach of care coordinators and wellness nurses who perform screenings, provide education and intervene as necessary with counseling, make referral to specialists, and assist in living well connecting their older adults with peers.
Pata Suyemoto, Ph.D.
Dr. Pata Suyemoto is a feminist scholar, writer, educator, diversity trainer, mental health activist, jewelry designer, and avid bicyclist.
Suicide Prevention in Vermont: Comprehensive Systems Overview
This session has been designed for those who are new to the VT Suicide Prevention efforts and provides an overview of key partners, major initiatives & activities as well as the foundation of our work – the VT Suicide Prevention Platform.
Dese’Rae L. Stage
Dese’Rae L. Stage, an award-winning artist, mom, suicidologist, and activist will Bring Resiliency Into Focus with personal stories.
Widening the Lens: Social Justice and Racial Equity in Suicide Prevention
In order to begin to address the disparity in efforts around suicide prevention, we need to widen our lens to include a perspective of social justice and racial equity.
Bringing Resiliency Into Focus
In a series of snapshots, Dese'Rae L. Stage, an award-winning artist, mom, suicidologist, activist, and MSW student, will share her experiences with suicidal thoughts (and sometimes more) over the course of her lifetime.
Recent Suicide Prevention Trends: What Have We Been Learning?
The presenters will present recent trends in Vermont suicide and related data. Special populations that will be described include youth, LGBTQ+, Persons of Color, females and older adults.