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