Pre-Symposium Webinar

Promoting Resilience and Fighting Loneliness: Building Men’s Sheds in VT

Dr. Tom Delaney

Symposium Opening

VTSPC- Suicide Prevention- The Time is Now

Kirk Postlewaite, Monica Hutt, Alison Krompf

Morning Keynote

Everyone has a Role to Play in Suicide Prevention – Savings Lives with the Columbia Protocol

Dr. Kelly Posner​, PhD

Morning Workshops

The Trauma Informed Approach to Suicide Prevention in Healthcare

Dr. Maureen Monahan, PhD

Suicide Prevention Programming for Children and Adolescents in K-12 Schools

Dr. Kurt Michael, BA, MS, PhD

Suicide Prevention in High Risk Work Environments

Heather White

Post-Crisis Response: Keeping the Revolving Door Effect in Check

Yvette Bonilla, LMSW

Afternoon Keynote

Every Population Is Unique, Why Demographics Matter In Suicide Prevention

Kheya Ganguly M.A.

Afternoon Workshops

Youth Suicide Prevention in Primary Care

Tripti Sharma, MA LPC

Stopping Stigma in School: Bringing Mental Health Awareness Education & Suicide Prevention to Schools

Kristy Hommel, M. Ed. ECE

The Impact Of Suicide On Mental Health Clinicians: What We Know, What We Can Do

Dr. Nina Gutin, Ph.D.

Preparing the Peer Support Workforce to Support People in Crisis

Cheryl Gagne, Sc.D.

Closing Keynote

Ryan Price, MPA

Project 2025 And Its Impact For Vermonters

The session will outline the objectives of Project 2025, the areas of investment & strategies AFSP has set in order to meet those objectives, and how Project 2025 can be implemented across Vermont.

Terri Lavely, MS