August 2010

• 8/13/2010 - 8/14/2010 - 1:30 PM ET
  Survivor of Suicide Loss Support Group Facilitator Training
  American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
  Lexington, SC
  
  Learn how to start and facilitate a support group for survivors of suicide loss. This training is appropriate both for survivors of suicide loss who would like to start a new group, as well as those who currently facilitate a group and would like to increase their knowledge and skills. Mental health professionals are also welcome. Although professional education credits are not available, we will provide a letter confirming attendance upon request. Note: In order to create an environment in which participants can best develop and practice the skills necessary to facilitate a group effectively, we ask that survivors wait at least 2 years after the loss of their loved one before attending. (This training program is not meant to serve as a healing conference; find information about healing conferences at www.afsp.org/survivorday or call 1-888-333-AFSP x33).
  Event URL:
  http://www.afsp.org/facilitatortraining
  Event Contact:
  Rebecca Thorp, Survivor Initiatives Mgr
  212-363-3500 x33
  
  
• 8/18/2010 - 8/18/2010 - 3:00 PM ET
  State and national policies related to suicide prevention
  SPRC, SPAN USA
  virtual, WEB
  Description forthcoming
  SPRC staff member(s) will be attending this event.
  Event Contact:
  Effie Malley
  
  
• 8/18/2010 - 8/18/2010 - 8:30 AM ET
  Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk: Core Competencies for University and College Mental Health Professionals
  Penn State Altoona
  Penn State Altoona
  Altoona, PA
  
  Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk: Core Competencies for University and College Mental Health Professionals is a one-day workshop for university and college mental health professionals. The workshop focuses on competencies that are core to assessing and managing suicide risk and is a collaboration of the American Association of Suicidology and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center.
  Event Contact:
  Isaiah Branton
  202-572-3789
  
• 8/23/2010 - 8/26/2010 - 8:00 AM MT
  Southwestern School for Behavioral Health Studies
  EMPACT - Suicide Prevention Center
  Loews Ventana Canyon
  Tucson, AZ
  
  This is Arizona's largest mental health/behavioral health Conference. This year we have workshops dealing with persistent bullying and suicide, screening risk of suicide and violence for victims of bullying, SafeTalk, Suicide in Veterans and Military Families and Adolescent Suicide
  Event URL:
  http://www.azsws.org
  Event Contact:
  Michele Brown
  480-784-1514 x1508

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September 2010

Dates for the Pick Up The Phone Tour

Featuring BLUE OCTOBER - Click HERE for more info

09/03 New Braunfels, TX WhiteWater On The Horseshoe
09/04 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheatre
09/05 College Station, TX ZiegFest
09/16 West Hollywood, CA House Of Blues Hollywood
09/17 Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
09/18 Tempe, AZ Tempe Beach Park [KEXX Fall Frenzy]
09/19 Bakersfield, CA Fox Theater
09/21 Anaheim, CA House of Blues Anaheim
09/22 San Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom
09/24 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
09/25 Bellingham, WA Mount Baker Theater
09/26 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
09/29 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory [Spokane]
09/30 Boise, ID The Knitting Factory [Boise]

 

• 9/1/2010 - 9/2/2010 9:00:00 AM ET
  First Annual Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative (MSPI) Conference
  Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative
  Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center
  Oklahoma City, OK
  
  You are invited to attend the First Annual Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative (MSPI) Conference, scheduled for September 1 and 2, 2010, at the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center, 10 North Broadway, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-228-8000. Please note the cutoff date for the special room rate is August 11. This event is targeted towards Indian Health Service (IHS) MSPI program administrators and staff, who wish to build their program's technical capacity, learn from IHS officials and peers, and network in an enriching and collaborative environment. Others involved in related work are also invited to attend, and registration is free of charge. To download a draft agenda, register for the conference, reserve lodging, and obtain additional information, please go to the conference website: http://www.mspiconference.org/index.cfm. For any questions, please contact the organizers at 301-588-6800 or info@mspiconference.org.
  Event URL:
  http://www.mspiconference.org/index.cfm
  Event Contact:
  405-228-8000
  
  
• 9/5/2010 - 9/5/2010 1:00:00 PM ET
  Rita Project Open Studio
  Rita Project Inc.
  American Visionary Art Museum
  Baltimore, MD
  
  EVERY SUNDAY in September Rita Project is a non-profit 501 3c organization devoted to using the arts to help survivors connect with the power of creation, and in doing so, foster transformation. Rita Project holds weekly Open Studios on Sundays from 1-3pm. If you have lost someone to suicide or have attempted suicide, please join us. Register by emailing: info@ritaproject.org
  Event URL:
  http://www.ritaproject.org
  Event Contact:
  Julia Andersen
  
  
• 9/9/2010 - 9/9/2010 11:00:00 AM PT
  Understanding & Preventing Suicide
  Glendon Association
  Santa Barbara, CA
  
  In Honor of World Suicide Prevention Day. Free Webinar Sept 9 11AM PST. Dr. Lisa Firestone for this one-hour Webinar on Understanding and Preventing Suicide. Dr. Firestone will educate subscribers about the warning signs and risk factors for suicide as well as the helper tasks that can save a life. For more information, please call Glendon at 805-681-0415. Title: Understanding & Preventing Suicide Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010 Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. REGISTER AT: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/30426
  Event URL:
  http://www.glendon.org
  Event Contact:
  Jina Carvalho
  805-681-0415 ext29
  
• 9/10/2010 - 9/10/2010 7:00:00 PM ET
  Candle Light Memorial, "Hope and healing for our Times"
  Survivors of Suicide, Inc.
  Rose Tree Park
  Upper Providence (Media), PA
  
  Annual remembrance of those lost to suicide in SE PA. Shared memories, speakers, candle lighting, reading of loved ones' names, presentation of SOS Prevention Award. Life Keeper Memory Quilts on display.
  Event Contact:
  Linda Falasco
  484-571-8010
  
  
• 9/10/2010 - 9/10/2010 9:00:00 AM CT
  Reach Out To Help
  Marriage and Family Therapy Programs, The ULM HELPS Project
  University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM)
  Monroe, LA
  
  Reach Out To Help is a respectful celebration of Mental Wellness on the ULM campus featuring speakers, survivors stories,balloon launch, appearances by Miss Louisiana, ACE, the university mascot, and culminating with the Reach Out To Help Caring Circle. The purpose of the event is to promote National Suicide Prevention Day, help seeking behaviors, an anti-stigma campaign, and that as humans we must all Reach Out To Help each other.
  Event URL:
  http://www.ulm.edu/helps
  Event Contact:
  Peggy Buffington
  318-342-1335
  
  
• 9/11/2010 - 9/11/2010 8:30:00 AM ET
  End The Silence Walk/Non-Competitive Run
  End The Silence Walk Committee
  Ludington Park Pavilion
  Escanaba, MI
  
  End The Silence Walk raises funds for the Delta County Suicide Prevention Taskforce. The event is held in remembrance of Bobby and Josh Bintner, two brothers, from Delta County, Michigan, who completed suicide 13 years apart. Both brothers battled secretly with depression and felt that they had no other option, but to end their lives.
  Event URL:
  http://endthesilencewalk.com/default.aspx
  Event Contact:
  Cindy Bintner
  906-789-0003
  
  
• 9/15/2010 - 9/17/2010 8:00:00 AM PT
  Oregon Prevention Conference, Prevention, Promotion, Possibilities
  State of Oregon , U of Oregon, Substance Abuse Prevention Program, Oregon Health Division and GLS Program
  University of Oregon
  Eugene, OR
  
  This conference provides participants with latest research prevention stratagies and best practices for prevention and health promotion across disciplines.
  Event URL:
  http://sappdev.uoregon.edu/conferences/content/oregon-prevention-conference
  Event Contact:
  Donna Noonan
  
  
• 9/19/2010 - 9/19/2010 9:00:00 AM MT
  9th Annual Second Wind Fund of Metro Denver Walk/Run/Ride
  The Second Wind Fund of Metro Denver
  Jefferson County Fairgrounds
  Golden, CO
  
  The largest suicide prevention event in nation with 3,500 walkers, runners and bicyclists expected. FREE BBQ lunch, massages, t-shirts, concerts, kids' activities, and memorial dove release. 3 mile walk/run/or ride through the Sixth Avenue West neighborhood, or a 1 mile walk at the Jeffco Fairgrounds. Prizes for pledge raisers and largest teams. Nearly 1,800 Colorado youth at-risk for suicide have been referred through the program for professional counseling services, thanks to money raised at the event. Register online at www.swfmd.org, at one of the 11 Denver area Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage on Aug. 21 from 10 am – 2 pm, Barnes & Noble (14347 Colfax Ave, Lakewood) on Sept. 16 from 4-7:30 pm, at Green Mountain Presbyterian Church in Lakewood on Sept. 18 from 10 am to 2 pm. Get to the event early for dove release, concerts, speakers, and other fun activities!
  Event URL:
  http://www.swfmd.org/events.html
  Event Contact:
  Mandy Lunnon
  303-763-1775