Agenda at a Glance

Downloadable agenda (May 1 & 2). Session descriptions and presenter bios can be found here (use tabs).
Preconference Gathering (In person, Madison)
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 (9am - 3pm CT)
9am-10am     Exhibitor tabling, coffee, networking
10am-12pm   AFSP Research Connection, presented by the AFSP Wisconsin Chapter: Preteen Suicidal Behavior
12pm-1pm     Lunch
1pm-2:30pm Local Suicide Prevention Coalition Showcase and Q&A
2:30-3pm       Closing remarks and adjourn
 
Virtual Conference May 1 & 2
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 (7:45 am - 2:45 pm CT)
Time (CT) Session

7:45-8:00

8:00-8:15

8:15-9:30

Check In

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Day 1 Keynote: Transformative Community Care: A Blueprint for Healing and Connection (75 min.)
9:30-9:45 Break (15 min.)
9:45-11:00

 Breakout Session 1 (75 min.)

1a.  Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program: Partnerships, Interventions, and Data Surveillance and    Dissemination

1b.  Welcoming Schools-Intersectionality: School Practices with an Intersectional Lens (6th-12th grade)

1c.  Building Queer Resiliency through the Creative Arts

1d.  Beyond Crisis Management: Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy to Effectively Address Suicide Risk
11:00-11:15 Break (15 min.)
11:15-12:30

Breakout Session 2 (75 min.)

2a.  Sources of Strength: Our Journey of Regional Implementation

2b.  Addressing Suicidal Ideation in Marginalized Communities: A Minority Stress Perspective

2c.  Uplifting Our Community by Upholding Choice: The Story of Uplift WI, Wisconsin’s First Statewide Peer Run Warmline
12:30-12:45

Break (15 min.)
12:45-1:30

Lunch Break & Chat and Chew Drop In Sessions (45 min.)

  • How to Support Suicide Loss Survivors
  • Supporting Someone Who is Suicidal 
  • PSW School-Based Suicide Prevention
  • Four-Legged Support: Service Dogs, Emotional Support Animals--Tell Me More!
1:30 - 2:45

Breakout Session 3 (75 min.)

3a. Intersectionality and Mental Health: Unraveling Complex Identities to Prevent Suicide

3b. Disparities in Housing Mobility and Adolescent Suicidality

3c. Crisis and Neurodiversity 101

3d. Cultivating a Culture of Least Invasive Intervention
2:45

Adjourn

 

Thursday, May 2, 2024 (7:45 am - 3 pm CT)
Time (CT)

Session

7:45-8:00

8:00-8:15

Check In

Opening Remarks & HOPES Award
8:15-9:30

Breakout 4 (75 min.)

4a. Best Practices and Resources for Implementation of DPI’s New Suicide Prevention Curriculum

4b. NAMI Family Support Group

4c. Lessons Learned: The Role of Post-vention in Suicide Prevention

4d. Embracing Hope for Older Adults: Compassionate Conversations About Suicide
9:30-10:o0 Break (30 min.)
10:00-11:15 Day 2 Keynote: Dare to Care: Exploring the Root Causes of Suicidality and Establishing New Radical Support Framework (75 min.)
11:15-11:45

Lunch Break (30 min.)
11:45-1:00 Lived Experience Panel (75 min.)
1:00-1:15 Break (15 min.)
1:15-2:45 Holding Space (90 min.)
2:45-3:00 Closing Remarks & Adjourn