Yvette Bonilla, LMSW, is the Owner and CEO of Suicide Care Consulting Services. She has seen firsthand the fateful effects of the revolving door effect and how it can rattle the lives of clients, the workflow and motivation of providers, the cost of labor for leaders, and the reputation of the hospital system.

Mrs. Bonilla is a thought leader in the suicide care space, a keynote speaker about post-crisis responses, an active contributor to the state of Connecticut Zero Suicide Learning Community, and an Advisory Board Member of her local region’s Community Crisis Response Team.

Mrs. Bonilla has extensive experience in the healthcare and social service sectors. She has worked in the micro and macro areas of administration, by forging partnerships with hospitals and local LMHAs developing niche-based care for populations with complex care needs, managing contracts for providers and vendors, and generating 8 figures in revenue for behavioral health initiatives via utilization review, writing and winning tens of thousands in grant proposals and developing top-tier curricula for local government projects, and more. Furthermore, Mrs. Bonilla has advocated for public policy reform alongside the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, having successfully pushed for national 988 legislation, funding, and implementation initiatives.

On top of 13 years of professional expertise, her prior lived experience with suicidal ideation and receipt of inpatient care in hospital systems has equipped her with insider knowledge about ensuring a safe experience for patient care transfer and building optimal infrastructures to support safe, evidence-based transition practices. Mrs. Bonilla is passionate about helping attempt survivors live long enough to get the help they need, and so hospitals can maintain financially sustainable models to keep this important work going for the long term.