Three opportunities to hear EDC experts present at the Together Forward virtual suicide prevention conference on September 1st.
About the Conference
Presented by the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation, Together Forward: Action, Engagement & Advocacy in Suicide Prevention virtual conference brings together suicide prevention professionals, advocates, and lived experience experts.
Our Sessions
"Best Practices in Youth Suicide Prevention Across Organizational Settings and Communities"
Shawna Hite-Jones and Amy Molloy | 3:10–4:10 pm ET
This presentation provides best practices, tools, and real-world considerations for preventing youth suicide across healthcare, schools, youth-serving organizations, and communities.
Resources & Support
Download a toolkit guiding youth-serving organizations in implementing system-wide approaches to promote well-being and prevent suicide.
Out of School Time Youth Suicide Prevention Toolkit
EDC's Multi-Tiered Suicide Prevention (MTSP) for Schools assists educational leaders in strengthening strategic planning and creating structural changes focused on suicide prevention
"From Framework to Practice: The Role of System-Level Factors in Strengthening Zero Suicide Implementation"
Felice Seigneur and Barb Gay
This presentation demonstrates how organizational factors, including training, leadership and data, drive workforce capacity in Zero Suicide implementation.
Resources & Support
Zero Suicide Organizational Self-Study
"High Stakes: Understanding the Link Between Suicide and Problem Gambling"
Lauri Solomon and Sarah Jerome | 3:10–4:10 pm ET
This presentation explores links between problem gambling and suicide, highlighting shared risk factors and actionable prevention strategies across community and clinical settings.
Resources & Support
Download a toolkit for strengthening state-level problem gambling efforts:
Essential Elements for an Effective Problem Gambling Framework (EPGF)
Get training on problem gambling prevention:
Shawna Hite-Jones, Senior Manager of Prevention Initiatives, works with state, community, and K12 systems to implement comprehensive approaches to suicide prevention. Shawna has over 15 years of experience in implementing suicide prevention initiatives at the local, state, and national level.
Barb Gay is a highly experienced program leader and technical assistance provider who specializes in behavioral health and crisis care administration, suicide prevention system building, substance misuse prevention, social services, strategic planning, financial management, and staff development.
Amy Molloy, senior project associate, is a behavioral health expert with 14 years of leadership experience in suicide prevention, mental health promotion, veterans’ services, and education.
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Sarah Jerome is a public health researcher and training and technical assistance (TTA) specialist dedicated to promoting public health and improving health outcomes for people of all ages with expertise in public policy, maternal, family, adolescent, and child health, and substance misuse prevention.
Lauri Solomon is an experienced prevention and behavioral health specialist committed to advancing data-driven efforts to improve health and well-being around substance misuse and other key public health issues.
Felice Seigneur is a public health expert and experienced evaluator and researcher dedicated to translating and applying data and science to support community health initiatives.