Accomplishments
2004 Accomplishments
2003 Accomplishments
2002 Accomplishments
2001 Accomplishments
- Developed website for Coalition
- Submitted grant proposal to allow expanded statewide showing of suicide prevention commercial
- Submitted grant proposal to provide for operational funding and consultation for Coalition
- Facilitated 5 community presentations on suicide and the elderly
- Facilitated community presentations on suicide prevention on Gila River Indian reservation
- Submitted grant proposal to fund Teen Screen at a boarding school on White Mountain Apache reservation
- Assisted in development of directory of suicide prevention resources in Arizona
2003 Accomplishments
- Media campaign: Developed 30 sec. television commercial shown 244 times in 1 month (on 4 channels) (reaching over 1 million households) Added link to Ch 3 television website (tied to tv commercial) which received 700,000 hits/month Manned booth at AZ Women’s Expo (April 2003) attended by 60,000 people
- Planned conference on suicide and the elderly (June 2003)
- Display and info table at AZ State Capitol Building for Suicide Prevention Week (May 2003)
- Assisted with Candlelight Vigil at State Capitol for survivors and for suicide awareness (May 2003)
2002 Accomplishments
- Collaborated with AZ State Hospital Ass’n re: template policy for management of suicide attempts to be sent to every AZ hospital (Nov 2002)
- Developed media packets and mailed out to 300 AZ media contacts (Aug 2002)
- Manned information booth at state capitol for Suicide Awareness Week (May 2002)
- Participated in Candlelight Vigil for suicide victims in AZ (May 2002)
- Began discussion re: consistent coding on death certificates with AZ medical examiners.
- Pursued grants for continuation and support of the coalition and support of media campaign.
- Participated in White Mtn Apache Suicide Prevention Conference
2001 Accomplishments
- Hired a Coordinator (8 hrs/wk)
- Developed Action Plan
- Mailed posters of high risk factors to ALL Emergency Depts in Arizona
- Expanded membership & added phone conference calls
- Collaborated with state legislator re: state plan
- Assisted AZ Dept of Behav Health in developing state suicide prevention plan (submitted to legislature in November 2001)
- Supported two local conferences on American Indian suicide (Fall 2001)
- Co-sponsored and participated in conference on prevention of adolescent suicide (September 2001)