Annual Suicide Awareness & Prevention Conference
Communities Fight Stigma Together Having Courageous Conversations about Preventing Suicide
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9th Annual Suicide Awareness & Prevention Conference
Navigating the Complexities of Suicidal Ideation in Research
Lara Shirikjian, DO
Principal Investigator and Medical Director, Torrance CenExel CNS
Haig Goenjian, MD
Principal Investigator and Medical Director, Garden Grove CenExel CNS
Planning for Living, Stigma Reduction, and Safety
Stan Collins
Suicide Prevention Specialist
The Power of Education and the Hope of Prevention
Ilin Magran, EdD
Senior Adjunct Professor, University of La Verne
We Need to Talk: Navigating the Stigma and Anguish of Suicide Loss. The Effectiveness of Support Groups.
Dorothy Goulah
Researcher, Board of Directors & Healing Conversations Coordinator, AFSP
Life/Grief Coach
Navigating Crisis: 911, 988, and Co-Responder Strategies
Sandri Kramer
Director of Community Relations, Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center
Julian Canales
Senior Lead Officer, Los Angeles Police Department, Crisis Response Support Section, Mental Evaluation Unit
Suicide 101 – Listening to Individuals Dealing with Suicidal Ideation
Robert K. Stohr, MFT
Board of Directors President, AFSP
Executive Director, U.S. Vets
Juan Garcia
Peer Support Program Coordinator, U.S. Vets
USC MSW / OIF, OEF I, II, III Retired Army Veteran, 82nd Airborne, 16th Military Police
8th Annual Suicide Awareness & Prevention Conference
Improving Suicide Care Pathways for University Students
Jaskanwar Batra, MD, MHA, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Planning for Living Means Safety and Firearm Suicide Prevention
Stan Collins, Suicide Prevention Specialist, Stan P. Collins Consulting Inc.
Suicide 101 – Treatment for Mental Health Conditions Related to Suicide Risk Factors
Lauren Walton, MD, Chief of Service, Department of Addiction Medicine, Kaiser Permanente
Considering Ketamine and Connectivity in Suicide Prevention
Lynnette A. Averill, PhD, Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Clinical Research Psychologist, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
988 – The Changing Landscape of Crisis Response
Sandri Kramer, Director of Community Relations & Special Projects, Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center
Love Remembers: Grieving a Suicide
Charlotte Maya, Author and Suicide Loss Survivor
6th Annual Suicide Awareness & Prevention Conference
USC VHH Suicide Awareness & Prevention Day 1 Conference Welcome
The Changing World of Crisis Response
Erick Cheung, MD
Complicated Grief and Treatment
Nancy Turret, LCSW
Dancing in the Grey; A Journey in Mental Health
Britt Turpack
USC VHH Suicide Awareness & Prevention Conference Day 2 Welcome
The Changing World of Crisis Response
Dr. Erick Cheung, Interim Chief Medical Officer
Strategies for Reducing During COVID and Beyond
Christine Yu Moutier, MD
Sexual and Gender Minority Disparities in Suicide Behavior: Risk and Resilience
Russell Toomey, PhD
From Research to Practice: What We Have Learned for Suicide Prevention
Jill Harkavy Friedman, PhD
Youth Suicide Prevention and Teen Line Panel
Michelle Carlson, MScPH
3rd Annual Suicide Awareness & Prevention Conference
Using Data to Reduce Suicides
Alex Crosby, MD, Epidemiologist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California End of Life Option Act Panel Discussion
Moderated by Talin Dadoyan, MD
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
Blanca Rivas, LCSW , program director
City of Hope
Victoria Ramirez , program director
City of Hope
Jaroslava Salman, MD
City of Hope
Why Teens Die of Suicide
Jeff Yalden, author and teen motivational speaker
Suicide and Loss in the LGBTQ Community
Robert Stohr, MA
Loss and Healing Council for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention