Welcome
Diane Foley, MD, FAAP
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Population Affairs
Director, Office of Adolescent Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
CAPT Shary Jones, PharmD, MPH, BCPS
Acting Regional Health Administrator
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Wm. Jeff Kahrs
Regional Director
Office of the Assistant Secretary, Intergovernmental and External Affairs
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rex Archer, MD
Medical Director
City of Kansas City Missouri Health Department
Opening Plenary Session
Is it an Immovable Object: Preventing Youth Suicidal Behavior
Alexander Crosby, MD, MPH
Medical Epidemiologist
Division of Violence Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Five Strategies to Improve Youth Suicide Prevention
Bill Geis, PhD
Director of Behavioral Health Research
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
University of Missouri Kansas City, School of Medicine
Break
Installing Hope in Youth – ACE’s Impact, Suicide Prevention
Julia Hebenstreit, JD
Executive Director
Kim Foundation
Lunch
Suicide Data: See the Bigger Picture
Pat McGovern
Suicide Prevention Director, Data Manager, and Iowa Youth Survey Director
Division of Behavioral Health
Iowa Department of Public Health
Panel Presentations
Stacey Williams, LMSW – Panel Facilitator
Suicide Prevention Coordinator
Missouri Department of Mental Health
Recognizing Signs and Symptoms of Mental Illness and Suicide in Adolescents and Young Adults
Susan Crain Lewis, MSSW
President/CEO
Mental Health of America KC
ASIST: Building a Suicide Safer Community
Megan Clark, BA, CPP
Prevention Coordinator
Johnson County Mental Health Center
Educating for Trauma Informed Care
Sharon Freese, RN, BSN, MSW
Chief Operating Officer
Truman Medical Center Behavioral Health
Empowering Coping Skills through Sports and Physical Activity
Rebecca Weisman, LCS, LCSW
Family Therapist
Children’s Mercy Hospital, Sports Medicine Center
Wrap-up and Closing Remarks
Adjourn