Texas Suicide Prevention Symposium 2024

Description

September 18, 2024: General Sessions 7:45am - 5:30 pm

September 19, 2024: Texas LOSS Team Conference 7:45am-12:00 noon

Free to attend, free CEUs (Thank you Cedar Crest Hospital!)

IN PERSON ONLY (select sessions will be recorded)

LOCATION:

Hampton Inn Mesquite

1700 Rodeo Drive

Mesquite, Texas 75149

To reserve a room at the conference rate: Call  972 -329-3100 

GROUP NAME: Texas Suicide Prevention Coll. GROUP CODE: 913

AGENDA:

SEPT 18 2024, 7:45-5:30 (subject to change)

7:45am-12:00: National and State Keynote Presentations

Welcome - Dr. Courtney Harvey, Associate Commissioner, Texas Health and Human Services

National and 988 Updates – James Wright, Office of the Assistant Secretary, SAMHSA

Texas Updates – Tammy Weppelman, Director of Suicide Prevention, Policy and Services, Texas HHSC

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Suicide Prevention National Panel Discussion: 

Law Enforcement: Dr. David Rozek, Director of Strategy and Evaluation, STRONG STAR Training Initiative

Youth: Dr. Tobi Fuller, Clinical Research Manager, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Men’s Mental Health: Bart Andrews, Chief Clinical Officer, Behavioral Health Response

12:00-1:15: Council Awards and Lunch Keynote Dr. S. Craig Watkins, Ernest A. Sharpe Centennial Professor and Executive Director, IC2 Institute, University of Texas at Austin.

1:30-5:30: Afternoon Concurrent Sessions

Track 1: Community-Based Suicide Prevention 

Best Practice Approaches:

Dr. Deb Stone, Senior Advisor and Project Lead for the 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, Division of Injury Prevention, Centers for Disease Control

Rural Communities:

Dr. Lena Heilman, Director Colorado Office of Suicide Prevention

The Role of Family and Friends:

Dr. Dev Crasta, Senior Instructor, University of Rochester Medical Center

Clinical Tools:

Feedback Informed Therapy, Bart Andrews, BHR

Crisis Response Planning, Dr. David Rozek, STRONG STAR Training Initiative

Peri Health, Dr. Latoya Frolov, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Track 2: Service Member, Veteran and Families

VA Update:

Dr. Lisa Kearney, Senior Advisor for Health, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Defense Department Update:

Dr. Alicia Matteson, Senior Advisor, Psychological Health, Department of Defense Suicide Prevention Office.

Service Member Transitions and Suicide Prevention:

Dr. Joe Geraci, Director, VA Transitioning Service member/Veteran and Suicide Prevention Center, US Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. Jill Palmer, Chief of Behavioral Health, Endeavors

AGENDA: SEPT 19 2024, 7:45am-12:00 – Texas LOSS Team Conference

Dr. Frank Campbell, Creator of the LOSS Team model

Martha and Chris Thomas, Co-Founders, The Defensive Line

Tammy Weppelman, Director of Suicide Prevention, Policy, and Services, Texas HHSC