2007 Suicide Prevention Symposium
A project of Mental Health America of Texas and Texas Suicide Prevention Council

• 2007 Suicide Prevention Symposium Agenda/Program
  
  

• 2007 Symposium Photo Highlights

• Overview of National and State Suicide Prevention Initiatives
  Michael Maples, Division Director, Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Texas Department of
  State Health Services
  
  
• Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Youth Suicide
  Ann J. Robison, PhD, Montrose Counseling Center
  
  
• Suicide and Juvenile Justice
  Erin Espinosa, Federal Programs Specialist, Texas Juvenile Probation Commission
  
  
• Suicide Intervention Techniques for Use Over the Phone
  Jennifer Battle, LMSW, MHMRA of Harris County HelpLine Director
  
  
• Integrating Medical and Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents
  John Sargent, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine; Director of Child and
  Adolescent Psychiatry Ben Taub General Hospital; Clinical Director for Systems of Hope
  
  
• Preventing Suicide for Faith-Based and Community Organizations: What Works
  David A. Litts, OD, Associate Director, Suicide Prevention Resource Center
  
  
• Columbia University TeenScreen
  Sophie Ortega, El Centro de Corazón, Houston
  
  
• The Importance of Integrating Mental Health and Primary Care: Primary Behaviorial Healthcare
  Vince Fonseca, M.D., M.Ph.,State Epidemiologist, Texas Department of State Health Services
  
  
• Special Populations and Suicide Prevention
  Jeannie Von Stultz, Ph.D., Director of Mental Health Services, Bexar County Juvenile Probation

 

Suicide Prevention Resource Center Overview
Gayle Jaffe, Program Specialist

Annual Meeting of the Texas Suicide Prevention Council (Update)
Merily Keller, Co-Chair, Texas Suicide Prevention Council