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New York State

Suicide Prevention Conference

September 18-19, 2017

Empire State Plaza Meeting Rooms at the Concourse, Albany, NY

Pillars of Prevention

PREVENTION IN HEALTH AND

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New York State Suicide Prevention Conference September 18-19, 2017 | Empire State Plaza Meeting Rooms at the Concourse, Albany, NY


Continuing Education

Information SW / LMHC:

The NYS Suicide Prevention Conference has

been approved to award 9 contact hours for

licensed social workers and licensed mental

health counselors. The Suicide Prevention Center

of New York (SPCNY) is recognized by New York State’s

Education Department State Boards of Social Work

and Mental Health Practitioners as an approved

provider of continuing education for licensed social

workers #0384 and licensed mental health counselors

#MHC-0090.

CASAC/CPP/CPS:

This conference is provided under the

New York State Office of Alcoholism and

Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)

Education and Training Provider

Certification Number 0952. This

conference is approved for: Initial

credentialing, 9 Clock Hours CPP/CPS.

Renewal, 9 Clock Hours CASAC/CPP/CPS.

PEF Employees:

PEF represented employees are eligible to

submit for conference reimbursement.

Visit the conference website at

nyssuicidepreventionconference.org to

download the application for

Welcome to the 2nd New York State Suicide Prevention

Conference, Pillars of Prevention, sponsored by the Office of

Mental Health (OMH) and the Suicide Prevention Center (SPC-

NY). This year’s conference will showcase best practices to

inform suicide safer care and strengthen suicide safer

communities across the lifespan. The use of data to develop

suicide prevention initiatives and measure their impact in

reducing attempts and deaths will also be highlighted.

Day one begins with four concurrent sessions followed by lunch

and opening remarks by NYS Mental Health Commissioner Dr.

Ann Sullivan. Craig Miller will share his story and how his lived

experience has shaped his work. After a brief break, the

afternoon continues with four additional concurrent sessions,

and culminates with networking time, a cocktail reception and

poster session.

The highlight of the conference is Monday night’s banquet and

award ceremony. We will remember and honor Fred Meservey’s

legacy, and recognize Marcia Fazio’s lifetime achievement as

this year’s recipient of the Hope & Leadership Award. In

addition, we will recognize the four recipients of this year’s

Excellence in Suicide Prevention Awards.

Day two begins with a continental breakfast followed by Dr. Jay

Carruthers (OMH), who will highlight recent work in support of

the state’s Suicide Prevention Plan; and by Michael Rosanoff

(AFSP), who will provide an overview of Project 2025, a national

initiative to lower the suicide rate by 20% by 2025. After a brief

break, the day will feature eight concurrent sessions focusing on

each of the three pillars of prevention. Following lunch, the

conference concludes with a Ted-Style Talk by Dr. John Draper.

We hope that you take the information presented at this

conference and share it with your colleagues, organizations and

communities. Suicide prevention is everybody’s business and

together we can build a Suicide Safer New York.

Accept our heart-felt thanks for attending and making this event

a success.

Sigrid Pechenik, PsyD Conference Chair

Director, Suicide Prevention Center of New York

Associate Director, NYS OMH Suicide Prevention Office

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 | 12:30-2:15PM

Opening Remarks

Ann Marie T. Sullivan, MD Commissioner, NYS Office of Mental Health

Ann Marie T. Sullivan, MD is the Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health. Since 2014, Dr. Sullivan has

led the transformation of the state hospital system, the expansion of community based treatment, improving mental health care

for incarcerated individuals and post-release care. She has supported the Suicide Prevention Office’s efforts to make New York

a suicide safer state. She is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and has served as the Speaker of

the American Psychiatric Association’s Assembly and on its Board of Trustees. Dr. Sullivan is a fellow of the New York

Academy of Medicine, a member of the American College of Psychiatrics and the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry.

Plenary Session Live, Learn, Grow

Craig Miller Author, Speaker & Advocate

Craig A. Miller is an author, speaker, and suicide attempt survivor. For years he struggled with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

(OCD), extreme anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts leading to a suicide attempt at age 20. He published his first book

in 2012 titled, “This is How It Feels: A Memoir of Attempting Suicide and Finding Life.” Craig and his story have been featured

in the Boston Globe, in the documentary “A Voice at The Table”, and in the full-length movie “The S Word.”

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 | 8:45-10:00AM

From Plan to Action: New York State Suicide Prevention in 2017

Jay Carruthers, MD Director, Suicide Prevention Office, NYS Office of Mental Health

Jay Carruthers, MD, is the Director of the New York State Office of Mental Health’s Suicide Prevention Office. He coordinates

suicide prevention programming and promotes suicide safer care in health and behavioral healthcare settings across the state.

Dr. Carruthers has also developed strategic partnerships to improve state and local suicide surveillance and continuous quality

improvement within health systems. Also the Director of the New York State Office of Mental Health’s Bureau of Psychiatric

Services and Research Institute Support, Dr. Carruthers leads the state’s behavioral health integration initiative (Collaborative

Care), as well as statewide grand rounds for the mental health workforce.

Plenary Session Project 2025

Michael Rosanoff, MPH Senior Director, Project 2025, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Michael Rosanoff, MPH, is the Senior Director of Project 2025 of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).

Project 2025 is a high-impact, collaborative initiative aimed at the bold goal of reducing the nation’s annual suicide rate 20% by

2025. Using a dynamic systems evidence-based model approach about suicide, AFSP has identified a series of actions and

critical areas to help reach this unprecedented goal.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 | 2:00-3:00PM

Plenary Session ZERO = 100% - Help and Hope – Messages to Fuel Culture Change

John Draper, PhD Project Director, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

John Draper, PhD, is the Project Director for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. He has over 25 years of experience in

crisis intervention and suicide prevention, and is considered one of the nation’s leading experts in crisis contact center

practices. Since 2004, he has served as the director of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800-273-TALK), a network of

nearly 160 crisis call centers across the country.

About Our Speakers:

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Monday, September 18

8:45-11:00AM REGISTRATION Base of The Egg

8:30AM-12:00PM New York State Suicide

Prevention Council Meeting

(Council Members Only) Meeting Room 6

10:15-11:45AM CONCURRENT SESSIONS

1) From Prevention to Postvention: Creating

Suicide Safety in Schools Meeting Room 2

Amy Scheel-Jones, Monroe County Office of

Mental Health

Lynn Allen, EdD, Putnam/Northern Westchester

BOCES

This session will describe ways that a county’s

Consortium on Trauma, Illness and Grief in Schools

and a BOCES Regional Crisis Team have worked with

youth-serving organizations during crises or in the

aftermath of suicide to prevent future suicides.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

a. Describe the cycle of prevention-postvention-

prevention.

b. Identify the components necessary for a

community postvention system.

c. List steps to create a regional crisis team.

2) Providing Sensitive & Competent Interventions

to Special Populations: Latina Adolescents and

Women Who Experience Intimate Partner

Violence Meeting Room 3

Jennifer Humensky, Columbia University

Nicole Trabold, University of Rochester

This session will focus on risk among 1) Latina

adolescents, highlighting the positive outcomes of Life

is Precious, and 2) women who experience intimate

partner violence, describing the use of a brief

motivational intervention as an opportunity for suicide

prevention.



a. Explain how Latina adolescents are uniquely at risk

for and impacted by suicide.

b. Identify three risk factors for suicide ideation and

attempts among victims of intimate partner

violence.

3) The Power of Shared Experience: An Inpatient

Support Group for Attempt Survivors and a Peer

-led, Skill-building Group for Families Meeting Room 4

Barbara Stanley, PhD, Columbia University

Perry Hoffman, PhD, National Education

Alliance for BPD

This presentation will describe the Suicide Prevention

Group Treatment-Inpatient (SPGT-I), a modularized,

group-based suicide prevention intervention for

patients admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit

following a suicide attempt or suicidal crisis. It will also

provide an overview of Family Connections, a peer-led,

skill-building and support group for families who have a

loved one with borderline personality.



a. Explain the unique high-risk period after discharge

from an inpatient stay.

b. Describe the structure and format of the SPGT-I.

c. Describe the difficulties faced by family members

who have a loved one with BPD and how the Family

Connections™ program can be of benefit.

4) Functional Analysis for Suicide Prevention Meeting Room 5

Beth Brodsky, PhD, Columbia University

Cory Cunningham, LCSW, Columbia University

Functional Analysis (FA) is a collaborative Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy clinical intervention that aids both

clinician and client to recognize specific risk factors for

spikes in suicidal thinking, urges and behaviors. It also

helps the clinician and client to identify opportunities

for problem solving and the use of coping skills toward

suicide prevention. This presentation will provide an in-

person FA clinical training for mental health providers

that will include didactics on theory and

implementation of FA as well as role playing and

behavioral practice.



a. Identify features of the Functional Analysis

intervention.

b. Identify functions of suicidal behavior.

c. Explain how consequences of suicidal behavior

impact future suicidal risk.

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12:00-12:30PM LUNCH Empire State Plaza Convention Center

12:30-12:45PM Opening Remarks Empire State Plaza Convention Center

Ann Marie Sullivan, MD, Commissioner, NYS

Office of Mental Health

12:45-2:15PM PLENARY SESSION

Live, Learn, Grow Empire State Plaza Convention Center

Craig Miller, Author, Speaker & Advocate

The knowledge and expertise of those with lived

experience are critical to inform effective suicide

prevention strategies. Craig Miller, an author, speaker,

and suicide attempt survivor, will share his story and

how he is using his experience to contribute to the field

of suicide prevention.

2:30-4:00PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS

1) Communities: The Fabric of Suicide Prevention Meeting Room 2

Garra Lloyd-Lester, SPC-NY

Trena Anastasia, PhD, LivingWorks Education, Inc.

Nola Goodrich-Kresse, Orleans County Department

of Health

This session will provide an overview of the work SPC-

NY is undertaking to address Prevention Across the

Lifespan in Communities. It will also provide an

overview of community suicide prevention programs

within Genesee, Orleans, and Wyoming counties. Last,

an interactive workshop on Operationalizing Collective

Impact will be delivered to help participants assess

their community’s capacity for implementation.



a. Explain the components of a suicide safer

community.

b. Describe Collective Impact and how to

operationalize it for suicide prevention.

c. Identify specific suicide prevention efforts

2) Suicide Prevention in Active Military and

Veteran Populations Meeting Room 3

Eric Hardiman, PhD, University at Albany

William Nash, MD, United States Marine Corps

Veterans are disproportionately impacted by suicide.

While they comprise only 5% of the New York State

population, they represent over 15% of the state’s

suicides. This session will focus on veterans’ suicide

risk factors and prevention and intervention strategies.

One presentation will describe the findings of a

longitudinal evaluation of a statewide program using

non-clinical peer support services to address suicide

and civilian reintegration. Another presentation will

discuss tools to promote psychological health and big-

data analytic methods used by the Marine Corps.



a. Describe aspects of military culture that are related

to suicide.

b. Identify specific risk factors for suicide in veterans.

c. Apply the Institute of Medicine’s spectrum of

interventions to the challenge of preventing

suicide.

d. Name potential ethical and practical hazards of

using big data to manage suicide risk in a

population.

3) Journeys to Healing after Suicide Loss Meeting Room 4

Sigrid Pechenik, PsyD, Suicide Prevention Office, New

York State Office of Mental Health

Kathy Leichter, “Here One Day” documentary

Avi Israel, The Michaels of the World

For every suicide death, there are multiple individuals

who are impacted by the loss of their loved one. This

session will highlight the experience of suicide loss

survivors, their journeys of healing, and how their

losses fueled their commitment to make a difference in

their communities and beyond.



a. Describe how suicide loss impacts families.

b. Compare helpful and harmful ways of using media

and storytelling to support a community around

mental health and suicide.

c. Describe two examples of how survivors of loss

have made a commitment to positively impact the

larger community.

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4) Advances in Safety Planning: Implementation

and Access Meeting Room 5

Barbara Stanley, PhD, Columbia University

Virna Little, PsyD, Institute for Family Health

The Safety Planning Intervention (SPI) is a best practice

suicide prevention intervention, a collaboration

between clinician and client to develop a plan for

staying safe during times of increased risk. A brief

intervention, it can take less than an hour, and is used

in behavioral health clinics, emergency rooms and

hotlines. The first half of this session will train

participants in advanced strategies for conducting the

SPI, taught through didactics, role play, and interactive

discussion. The second half of the session will

describe the safety planning process and the use of

patient portals as a means to accessing suicide plans.



a. Explain the purpose and steps of the safety

planning intervention.

b. Identify potential challenges that often occur at

each stage of safety plan development.

c. Describe ways of engaging clients in the safety

planning process.

d. Describe how safety plans can be embedded in

patient portals.

4:00-5:00PM AFTERNOON BREAK

Tuesday, September 19

7:30-8:45AM REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST Base of The Egg

8:45-10:00AM PLENARY SESSION

From Plan to Action: New York State Suicide

Prevention in 2017 Empire State Plaza Convention Center

Jay Carruthers, MD, Suicide Prevention Office,

New York State Office of Mental Health

In 2016 the Office of Mental Health released “1700

Too Many: New York State’s Suicide Prevention Plan.”

This presentation will highlight progress over the past

year in carrying out the three pillars of the plan.

Project 2025 Empire State Plaza Convention Center

Michael Rosanoff, American Foundation for

Suicide Prevention

Project 2025 is a high-impact, collaborative initiative

aimed at the bold goal of reducing the nation’s annual

suicide rate 20% by 2025. Using a dynamic systems

model approach based on what the evidence tells us

about suicide, AFSP has identified a series of actions

and critical areas to help reach this unprecedented

goal.

10:15-11:45AM CONCURRENT SESSIONS

1) Youth Substance Use and Suicide Meeting Room 2

Michael Lindsey, PhD, New York University

Peter Wyman, PhD, University of Rochester

Anthony Pisani, PhD, University of Rochester

Substance use is a known risk factor for suicide, with

up to 70% of adolescents who die by suicide using

alcohol or other drugs. The first presentation of this

session describes an analysis of national “Youth Risk

Behavior Survey” data on substance use patterns

among adolescents who died by suicide. The second

presentation describes “Above the Influence,” a school

-based intervention program harnessing the efforts of

peer leaders to decrease positive attitudes about

substance use and reduce intentions to use.



a. Describe the prevalence rates for suicidal

behavior among adolescents in the United States.

b. Identify which group of polysubstance users are

most at risk for engagement in suicidal behaviors.

c. Describe key features of the network health


5:00-6:00PM

NETWORKING RECEPTION

& POSTER SESSION Empire State Plaza Convention Center

6:00-8:00PM

DINNER & AWARDS CEREMONY Empire State Plaza Convention Center

Evening Activities

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interventions and the specific features of

“Sources of Strength” and “Above the

Influence.”

d. Describe the components of safe messaging

campaigns and how tailored messaging can

improve prevention impact.

2) State of the Art in Suicide Prevention Training Meeting Room 3

Garra Lloyd-Lester, SPCNY

Glenn Albright, PhD, Baruch College

Terry Bird, DNP, Arnot Health

Beth Brodsky, PhD, Columbia University

There are many different suicide prevention trainings

targeting specific populations and professional roles. It

is often difficult to choose a strategy for training your

workforce. This session will provide an overview of

state supported gatekeeper and clinical trainings. It will

also describe the use of virtual humans in role plays to

teach gatekeeping skills.



a. List suicide-specific trainings supported by New

York State.

b. Explain the advantages of using virtual humans in

role plays to teach gatekeeping skills.

c. Discuss implications for health care organizations,

professional education institutions, professional

licensing entities, and professional associations.

3) Providing Sensitive & Competent Interventions

to Special Populations: Older Adults and Deaf

and Hard of Hearing Meeting Room 4

Kim VanOrden, PhD, University of Rochester

Meghan Fox, PsyD, University of Rochester

Older adults have among the highest rates of suicide

compared to other age groups, a strong contributor

being social disconnectedness. The first presentation

of this session will describe the findings of a

randomized trial of Engage Psychotherapy to reduce

suicide risk in adults age 60 and older. The second

presentation of this session will focus on the deaf and

hard-of-hearing community with which suicide focused

research and intervention is sparse. Specifically, the

presentation will highlight the findings of cognitive and

semi-structured interviews with deaf and hard-of-

hearing college students aimed at understanding

suicide risks among this population.



a. Describe the rationale for targeting social

disconnectedness in treatment.

b. Explain the steps in the “action planning” process

– an Engage treatment strategy.

c. Identify at least one suicide risk factor unique to

deaf and hard-of-hearing people.

4) Clinicians as Survivors Meeting Room 5

Vanessa McGann, PhD

This presentation will provide an overview of the

literature and research on clinicians and suicide loss,

which will highlight many of the common issues

experienced after such a loss, e.g. self-blame, isolation

and self-doubt.



a. Explain research findings related to the effect of

patient suicide on clinicians.

b. Describe the common responses of clinicians who

lose a patient to suicide.

c. List at least three practical recommendations for

responding to a patient suicide from the personal,

collegial, clinical, educational, administrative, and

medico-legal perspectives.

12:00-1:30PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS

1) Using Surveillance Data to Implement and

Improve Suicide Prevention Efforts in NYS Meeting Room 2

Leah Hines, New York State Department of Health

Christa Labouliere, PhD, Columbia University

Sarah Bernes, Institute for Family Health

The best suicide prevention strategies are often

informed by data at the state, regional, or health

system level. This session will begin with an overview

of suicide in NYS, comparing rates and mechanisms

between specific populations. Then, the largest

implementation of Zero Suicide, taking place across

150 outpatient mental health clinics in NYS, will be

described along with challenges and lessons learned.

Last, the internal incident reporting system used by the

Institute of Family Health to conduct site-specific

surveillance and continuous quality improvement will

be presented.

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a. Describe how specific populations are impacted by

suicide across New York State.

b. Explain how components of the Zero Suicide model

are being implemented via the Assess-Intervene-

Monitor Suicide Prevention model across New York

State and to identify barriers to and facilitators of

implementation.

c. Discuss the importance of suicide surveillance in

health care.

2) Innovative Interventions in Youth Suicide

Prevention Meeting Room 3

Jen Marr, LCC K9 Comfort Dogs

Dawn Catucci, Ardsley High School

It is important for schools to be equipped to assist

students in the wake of tragic events such as violent

acts, sudden losses, accidents, and suicides. This

session will highlight two different strategies that

schools can take. The first presenter will describe a

study on the incorporation of comfort dogs into an

eight-week curriculum to see if it improves compassion

and connection between students and staff. The

second presenter will describe the use of Dialectical

Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy by

school psychologists, social workers, and guidance

counselors.



a. List the barriers to comforting those who are

hurting most.

b. Identify the key steps to the Circle of Comfort.

c. Explain why Dialectical Behavior Therapy is

appropriate for a school setting.

d. Identify when comprehensive Dialectical Behavior

Therapy is appropriate for a student.

3) SafeSide: Recovery-Oriented Care in Health and

Behavioral Health Settings Meeting Room 4

Anthony Pisani, PhD, University of Rochester

Keeping clients safe is an important but limited goal.

SafeSide is a framework for recovery-oriented suicide

prevention that lifts our sights beyond just safety

toward a vision for a fulfilled, productive life. This

session will provide an in-depth introduction to the

framework’s four components: 1) forming

collaborative connections with patients and families; 2)

conducting prevention-oriented risk formulation; 3)

responding to risk in the least restrictive environment;

and 4) extending impact and connections beyond the

healthcare setting into a client’s life and community.



a. Describe a state-of-the-art framework for recovery-

oriented suicide prevention in health and

behavioral health settings.

b. Use a prevention-oriented risk formulation to

communicate with a colleague, client, or peer

about suicide risk and response in a given

scenario.

4) Integrating Suicide Prevention into

Collaborative Care and SBIRT Models Meeting Room 5

Amy Jones-Renaud, New York State Office of

Mental Health

Brett Harris, DrPH, Suicide Prevention Office,

New York State Office of Mental Health

Studies show that up to 91% of those who attempt

suicide have at least one encounter with a primary care

provider in the year before their attempt. The first

presentation in this session will describe the evidence-

based integration of behavioral health services into

primary care settings across the state, and how suicide

prevention may be incorporated into this model.

Additionally, individuals who misuse substances are at

elevated risk for suicide. Screening, Brief Intervention,

and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), an evidence-based

alcohol and drug early intervention model, has shown

success at reducing substance use among individuals

in primary care settings. The second presentation will

describe the SBIRT model and how suicide prevention

may be integrated into a site’s SBIRT protocol.



a. List the five core elements of the Collaborative

Care Model

b. Describe the three main components of SBIRT

c. Explain how primary care providers can better

identify and address problematic substance use,

depression, and suicidal ideation

d. Identify barriers to providing behavioral health care

in primary care settings

1:30-2:00PM LUNCH Empire State Plaza Convention Center


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2:00–3:00PM PLENARY SESSION

TED Style Talk: ZERO = 100% - Help and Hope –

Messages to Fuel Culture Change Empire State Plaza Convention Center

John Draper, PhD, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

In this presentation, Dr. Draper speaks to the need for

connecting people to their reasons for living. His two

key messages include “Healing, hope and help are

happening,” mostly targeting persons who are

suicidal, and “Everyone can take actions that can

prevent suicide,” in both health/behavioral health

settings and the community.

3:00PM CONFERENCE ENDS

We Believe

• the number of suicide attempts and suicide

deaths and their numbers can be reduced in

New York State.

• suicide prevention, intervention, postvention

and recovery is a public health challenge that

requires community action and response.

• services and community support can promote

recovery for individuals, families and

communities from suicide loss.

• reducing deaths, injuries and despair related to

suicide is dependent upon building a network of

collaborative partners and stakeholders

www.preventsuicideny.org

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1. Supporting Firefighters: Tools for

Suicide Prevention / Chelsey Hartley,

PhD, University of Rochester Medical

Center

2. Review of Admissions Presenting with

Suicidal Behavior to Sagamore

Children Psychiatric Center (SCPC)

from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016 /

Shaneel Shah, MD & Kenneth

Spitalny, MD, Sagamore Children's

Psychiatric Center and Nicole

Leibman, American University of

Antigua, College of Medicine

3. Creating a Suicide Safer Community

within a Behavioral Health Hospital:

The Beginning / Suzie Marriott, MS,

RN, Brynne Calleran, BSN, BS, RN/

PMHN-BC, Nadine A. Chang, PhD,

Kathleen Donahue, MA, RN, Gracie

Square Hospital

4. Akwesasne Suicide Prevention

Coalition’s #BeThe1To Public

Awareness Campaign / Chanel Cook

& Christine Venery, LCSW, Native

Connections & Akwesasne Suicide

Prevention Coalition

5. Police Leading the Way in Suicide

Screenings / Alexandra Huntington-

Ofner, MSW from Cortland County

Mental Health

6. Developmental Evaluation of a

Spanish-Language Version of the

Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire /

Caroline Silva, PhD, University of

Rochester Medical Center

7. Suicides in NYC, 2000 to 2014 /

Angeline Protacio, MPH, New York City

Department of Health and Mental

Hygiene

8. Prevention in Health and Behavioral

Health Settings / Susan Hoerter, DO,

Rockland County Department of

Mental Health

9. How to Be a True Friend / Wendy

Arnold, Tioga County Mental Hygiene

Suicide Prevention Coalition

10.Cattaraugus County Suicide

Prevention Coalition: Hierarchy of Sub

-Committees and Planning / Amy L.

Lafler, LMHC & Amy L. Homan, LMHC,

Cattaraugus County Department of

Community Services

Conference Poster Session Monday, September 18, 2017 5:00PM

Empire State Plaza Convention Center


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The Suicide Prevention Office wishes to acknowledge the commitment and expertise provided by the members of the

NYS Suicide Prevention Council

Amit Paley, The Trevor Project

Anthony Pisani, University of Rochester Medical Center

Avi Israel, Save the Michaels of the World

Charles Morgan, OASAS

Christopher Lavin, Chief of Police, Town of East Greenbush

Dese’Rae Stage, Live Through This

Douglas Fish, NYS Department of Health

Glenn Liebman, Mental Health Association in New York State

Jessica Pirro, LMSW, Crisis Services

John Draper, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Kathleen Liedka, Central New York Field Office

Kitty Gelberg, Bureau of Occupational Health & Injury Prevention

Madelyn Gould, Columbia University Medical Center

Mark Olfson, Columbia University Medical Center

Melanie Varady, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Michael Hogan, NYS Suicide Prevention Council

Mitchell Samet, NY Association of School Psychologists

Peter Wyman, University of Rochester School of Medicine

Rachel Handler, Samaritan Hospital

Renee Rider, NYS Education Department

Rosa Gil, Communilife, Inc.

Steve Miccio, PEOPLe, Inc.

Steve Valley, Essex County Mental Health Services

Victor Schwartz, The Jed Foundation

Virna Little, The Institute for Family Health

Wil Pigeon, Veterans Affairs

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