Texas was host to one of the nation’s largest suicide prevention events for the 14th year. The Texas Suicide Prevention Symposium 2016 featured local and national experts speaking on many of the highest priority suicide prevention topics. More than 800 participants and 40 vendors participated this year.
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8:15am – 9:30am: Update on Local, State, and National Zero Suicide Initiatives
9:45am – 10:30am: General Session: Injury Prevention and Suicide Prevention
10:30am – 11:00am General Session: The Intersection of Chronic and Hidden Illnesses and Mental Health: Federal Initiatives Driving Change
11:00am – 11:30am: General Session: Department of Defense Public Health Approach to Suicide Prevention
11:30 – 12:00pm: General Session: The Data Age in Mental Health
- Dr. Glen Coppersmith
12:00 – 1:15pm: Luncheon & General Session: Suicide Prevention and Social Media: The Good News for Digital Immigrants and Natives
1:15pm – 1:30pm General Session: Counseling on Access to Lethal Means
Session 1: National and Texas Initiatives for Suicide Prevention in Military and Veteran Populations Firearm Safety: Recommendations for Community and Clinical Efforts-A Holistic Approach in the Department of Defense and VA.
- Dr. Megan McCarthy
- Dr. Keita Franklin
Texas Suicide Prevention and Peer Support Initiatives for Veteran Populations
- Sean Hanna
Session 2: Resiliency & Upstream Suicide Prevention
- Dr. Richard McKeon #2
- Susan Hawkins Sager
- Terri Mabrito
Session 3: Trauma and Trauma Informed Care
- Dr. Angela M. Hobbs-Lopez
- Jan Urlich
- Tonier Cain