Presentations from the Past
Away from No way: Every Child Has a Story, Every Story Deserves Heroes
Bringing Resiliency Into Focus
Care Transitions: Best Practices, Innovation, and Community-based Connections
Community Collaborations for Zero Suicide: The Lamoille County Experience
Comprehensive Suicide Prevention in K-12 Schools
Drowning while Flying High: When a Leader Struggles with Depression and Suicidal Thoughts
Improving Resiliency for Older Adults at Risk for Suicide
Integrating Suicide Focused Care in Primary & Specialty Care
Lethal Means Safety and Suicide Prevention: New Approaches for Firearm Safe Storage Counseling
Leveraging your Experience While Honoring the Sacred
Recent Suicide Prevention Trends: What Have We Been Learning?
Reframing Resiliency: Doing More And Asking Less Of The LGBTQIA+ Community
Strategies for Engaging Students in Success
Suicide Prevention in Vermont: Comprehensive Systems Overview
The Nature and Roles of Mental Health Peer Support
Widening the Lens: Social Justice and Racial Equity in Suicide Prevention
Zero Suicide Pathway to Care: Addressing the Challenges of Systems Engagement
A Veteran’s Perspective on Suicide Survival and Prevention
Presented by: Joseph Smith, US Army Veteran, Suicide Survivor This Ted-style Talk covers Joe’s personal experiences…
Alternatives to Suicide, Building Community in Times of Darkness
Presented by: Caroline Mazel-Carlton, C.P.S. “Alt2Su” represents widely-applicable paradigm shifts rooted in peer support and harm…
Bringing Resiliency Into Focus
Presented by: Dese’Rae L. Stage Dese’Rae L. Stage, an award-winning artist, mom, suicidologist, activist, and MSW…
Every Population Is Unique, Why Demographics Matter In Suicide Prevention
Facilitator Kheya Ganguly M.A.Director of Trauma Prevention and Resilience Development Vermont Department Of Mental Health…
Everyone has a Role to Play in Suicide Prevention – Savings Lives with the Columbia Protocol
Speaker Dr. Kelly Posner, PhDFounder and Director The Columbia Lighthouse Project https://vimeo.com/759944133 Description Dr. Posner…
Intentional Organizational Wellness
Presented by: Cheryl Sharp, MSW, ALWS, Susan Swindell, Licensed Psychologist–Master, and Matthew MacNeil, M.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., LCMHC Organization…
Intentional self-poisoning in young people- Prevention, identification, treatment and referral in primary care and other settings
Presented by: Tom Delaney, PhD, Logan Hegg, PsyD, and Rachael Comeau, Ed.D Rates of intentional self-poisoning, a…
Lets Talk: System Growth for Human Growth. Evolving Systems to Fit the Needs of All
Keynote Address In a time where human connection and accountability is so illuminated, is this…
Moving Forward Together, Connectivity is The Key
Presented by: Victor Armstrong, MSW Lessons learned from the COVID-19: The role of clinicians, policy makers,…
Post-Crisis Response: Keeping the Revolving Door Effect in Check
Facilitator Yvette Bonilla, LMSWOwner and CEO Suicide Care Consulting Services, LLC https://vimeo.com/758757590 Description This presentation…
Post-Evaluation
Once the evaluation is completed, you will have the opportunity to be entered into a…
Pre-Symposium Webinar • Promoting Resilience and Fighting Loneliness: Building Men’s Sheds in Vermont
Facilitator Tom Delaney, PhDAssociate Professor UVM Larner College of Medicine https://vimeo.com/762394603 Description “Promoting Resilience and…
Pre-Symposium- Suicide Deaths in Vermont, The Intersection of Mental Health Challenges, Lethal Means, and Biological Sex
Pre-Symposium- Sustaining Yourself at Work
Preparing the Peer Support Workforce to Support People in Crisis
Facilitator Cheryl Gagne, Sc.D.Senior Associate C4 Innovations https://vimeo.com/756449964 Description The workshop will focus on the…
Project 2025 And Its Impact For Vermonters
Speakers Ryan Price, MPAArea Director American Foundation For Suicide Prevention Vermont Chapter Terri Lavely, MS…
Protective Factors in Suicide Prevention- Why It’s Important to Understand the Good Stuff
Presented by: David Rettew, MD This presentation will take a positive psychiatry perspective on suicide prevention and…
Save the Indian, Save the Man- A Social Justice Perspective on Suicide Prevention
Stopping Stigma in School: Bringing Mental Health Awareness Education & Suicide Prevention to Schools
Facilitator Kristy Hommel, M. Ed. ECEYouth Outreach and Ending The Silence Program Coordinator NAMI Vermont…
Substance Use Disorders and Suicide in Rural Communities
Presented by: Sanchit Maruti, MD, MS This workshop provides an improved understanding and practical approaches for evaluating…
Suicide Prevention in High Risk Work Environments
Facilitator Heather WhiteArea DirectorAFSP Vermont https://vimeo.com/758757206 Description High-risk workplaces are uniquely positioned to help save…
Suicide Prevention Pathways- Schools, Mental Health and Social Supports
Presented by: JoEllen Tarallo, Ed.D., MCHES, Mark Gebo, M.Ed., Annalisa MacDonald, LCMHC, and Tracy Binet-Perrin, M. Ed. Discover the elements…
Suicide Prevention Programming for Children and Adolescents in K-12 Schools
Facilitator Kurt Michael, BA, MS, PhDDirector Vermont Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (VT LEND) https://vimeo.com/758753619…
Suicide Risk Screening and Management of Patients Who Screen Positive, From Research to Practice
Symposium 2022 Lunch
Symposium 2022 Opening
Welcome! https://vimeo.com/759944826 Description VTSPC- Suicide Prevention- The Time Is Now Kirk Postlewaite Governor’s Office Update…
Telehealth & Suicide Prevention: Supporting Mental Health Clients Remotely
The Impact Of Suicide On Mental Health Clinicians: What We Know, What We Can Do
Facilitator Nina Gutin, Ph.D.Clinical Psychologist Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center https://vimeo.com/756448387 Description This presentation will…
The Importance of Cultural Brokering Work to Address Behavioral Health Disparities
Presented by: Mercedes Avila, PhD This presentation will describe the work of a Cultural Brokering program…
The Trauma Informed Approach to Suicide Prevention in Healthcare
Facilitator Dr. Maureen Monahan, PhDSuicide Prevention Specialist & Project Administrator New York State Psychiatric Institute…