CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
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Please Note: We are currently in the process of finalizing our schedule, Details below will be updated as they are solidified.
This conference will be held in a hybrid format with both in-person and virtual experiences. Virtual attendees will receive an email with instructions on how to attend. All attendees will have access to recordings of all sessions following the conference. This program has applied for CEUs. SCHEDULE OVERVIEW - For detailed descriptions of each session scroll down |
Thursday, October 19
8:00 - 8:30 AM Registration & Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45 AM Welcome - Nikki Kontz, LMSW - Arizona Suicide Prevention Coalition President
8:45 - 9:00 AM - State of the State
9:00 - 10:30 AM - TBD
10:30 - 10:45 AM - Break
10:45 -12:15 PM - William Beverly, , Ph.D., LMFT, CCHP - Promoting Resiliency & Wellness through Mindfulness
12:15 - 1:00 PM - Lunch
1:15 - 2:45 PM - Breakout Sessions
- Jason Corthell, BAS, FSCEO, CFE - Implementing Mental Wellness Programs in your Organization
- Laklieshia Izzard, Ed.D, LPC, NCC, ACS - Why are Young Black Males Ending their life by Suicide?
3:00 -4:30 pm - Breakout Sessions
- Wallace Hudson - Suicide and the Transgender Community
- Desiree Green, MPH, MS - Tapping into Your Inner Peace: Guided Meditation and Sound Bath
- Nicki Bartram, MBA, MC, LPC & Oscar Arambula - The Military/Veteran Mental Health Landscape
Friday, October 20
8:00 - 8:30 AM - Registration & Breakfast
8:30 - 10:00 AM - Melinda Moore, Ph. D., MA - Post-traumatic Growth After Suicide Loss Across the Life Span
10:00 - 10:15 AM - Break
10:15 - 11:45 AM - Stan Collins - Planning for Living: Firearm Suicide Prevention
12:00 - 1:00 PM - Lunch
1:15 - 2:45 PM - Breakout Sessions
- Melinda Moore, Ph.D. MA - Facilitating Post-traumatic Growth: What I’ve Learned
- Stan Collins - Topic TBD
- Sue Palmer - Walking the Labyrinth: A step-by-Step Journey of Self Care
- Nikki Kontz & Jennifer Connor - Caring Contacts
Closing Session - Cottonwood Ballroom
3:00 - 3:30 - Clayton Echard - 180 Belief
3:30 - 4:30 - Andrew Ecker & Monica Patton - The Heart of Life
Session Descriptions
Thursday, October 19
8:00 - 8:30 AM Registration & Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45 AM Welcome - Nikki Kontz, LMSW - Arizona Suicide Prevention Coalition President
8:45 - 9:00 AM - State of the State
9:00 - 10:30 AM - TBD
10:30 - 10:45 AM - Break
10:45 -12:15 PM - William Beverly, , Ph.D., LMFT, CCHP - Promoting Resiliency & Wellness through Mindfulness
12:15 - 1:00 PM - Lunch
1:15 - 2:45 PM - Breakout Sessions
3:00 -4:30 pm - Breakout Sessions
Friday, October 20
8:00 - 8:30 AM - Registration & Breakfast
8:30 - 10:00 AM - Melinda Moore, Ph. D., MA - Post-traumatic Growth After Suicide Loss Across the Life Span
Research on bereavement, especially suicide bereavement, has focused on the psychopathology of this loss. A new area of positive psychology, Post-traumatic Growth (PTG), offers another vehicle for understanding the consequences of these experiences by investigating the possibilities for personal growth within the context of any sudden and traumatic death. In studies of college students and bereaved veterans and military family members, PTG was demonstrated to co-exist with suicidality, depression, anxiety, and Post-traumatic Stress, however, those who were engaging in activities that facilitate PTG demonstrated better scores across all mental health indicators as well as higher levels of PTG.
10:00 - 10:15 AM - Break
10:15 - 11:45 AM - Stan Collins - Planning for Living: Firearm Suicide Prevention
The keynote presentation will provide an overview of best practices, research and guiding principles for utilizing means safety for suicide prevention. Means Safety for suicide prevention refers to strategies that can be taken to reduce and/or restrict access to mechanisms that can be used for a suicide attempt. During the presentation, attendees will be introduced to various categories of means safety for suicide prevention both at the personal and professional levels. The presentation will also incorporate a variety of personal experiences and stories from the speaker’s own life and individuals he has supported during his career and personal life.
12:00 - 1:00 PM - Lunch
1:15 - 2:45 PM - Breakout Sessions
Closing Session - Cottonwood Ballroom
3:00 - 3:30 - Clayton Echard - 180 Belief
3:30 - 4:30 - Andrew Ecker & Monica Patton - The Heart of Life
Andrew and Monica of Drumming Sounds have 30 years of combined community service in helping people live successful lives. The evidenced based group medical intervention they have developed known as Drumming Sounds has been deployed at conferences, festivals and treatment facilities for years and is disrupting the causality of suicide. We hope to share this work with the general assembly of the HOPE conference along with the stories of overcoming that fuel the fire of our mission and work in ending the epidemic of suicide in our communities.
8:00 - 8:30 AM Registration & Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45 AM Welcome - Nikki Kontz, LMSW - Arizona Suicide Prevention Coalition President
8:45 - 9:00 AM - State of the State
9:00 - 10:30 AM - TBD
10:30 - 10:45 AM - Break
10:45 -12:15 PM - William Beverly, , Ph.D., LMFT, CCHP - Promoting Resiliency & Wellness through Mindfulness
12:15 - 1:00 PM - Lunch
1:15 - 2:45 PM - Breakout Sessions
- Jason Corthell, BAS, FSCEO, CFE - Implementing Mental Wellness Programs in your Organization
This speaking event will provide a basis for organizations, not just first responders, in how to customize and implement mental wellness programs tailored for their organizations. The speakers have first hand experiences with mental wellness deficits and use that as a motivating force to provide program implementation guidance and program instruction to businesses and first responder organizations alike.
- Laklieshia Izzard, Ed.D, LPC, NCC, ACS - Why are Young Black Males Ending their life by Suicide?
Young Black Males are ending their life by Suicide at an alarming rate. These rates increased dramatically over the past two decades. A young Black male is easily perceived by dominant society as a collection of negative stereotypes rather than a whole thinking feeling human being. Young Black Males are more susceptible to the mental health effects of racial trauma over time that can result in Suicidal Ideation, Depression, PTSD, Anger Issues, Aggression, Risk behaviors and more. Together we must hold the space to address why young black males are ending their life by suicide at alarming rates. The urging current mental health needs of young black males discussed in this presentation result from mental health disparities, racial trauma, mass incarceration, genocide view factors, and the lack of cultural humility.
3:00 -4:30 pm - Breakout Sessions
- Wallace Hudson - Suicide and the Transgender Community
Members of the transgender community, especially transgender youth, are at a much higher risk of suicide than their cisgender peers. Data shows us that this risk drops drastically when transgender people are in communities that actively advocate and support them and their experiences. In this training, we will review terminology around gender identity, expression, and attribution; statistics around suicide, mental health, and the transgender community; and best practices for creating a supportive community for the transgender people in your life. Come with questions! - Desiree Green, MPH, MS - Tapping into Your Inner Peace: Guided Meditation and Sound Bath
This is a soothing guided meditation that will calm your nervous system, reduce stress, and allow you to find inner peace and build resilience. By taking a pause and bringing mindfulness into your life as a helper and caregiver, you can train yourself to recognize your own resilience, strength, and peace, ultimately letting your mind and body know that all is well, and everything is okay. - Nicki Bartram, MBA, MC, LPC & Oscar Arambula - The Military/Veteran Mental Health Landscape
Introduce mental health barriers in the military/veteran population and how, when coupled with existing issues, they can create debilitating circumstances.
Friday, October 20
8:00 - 8:30 AM - Registration & Breakfast
8:30 - 10:00 AM - Melinda Moore, Ph. D., MA - Post-traumatic Growth After Suicide Loss Across the Life Span
Research on bereavement, especially suicide bereavement, has focused on the psychopathology of this loss. A new area of positive psychology, Post-traumatic Growth (PTG), offers another vehicle for understanding the consequences of these experiences by investigating the possibilities for personal growth within the context of any sudden and traumatic death. In studies of college students and bereaved veterans and military family members, PTG was demonstrated to co-exist with suicidality, depression, anxiety, and Post-traumatic Stress, however, those who were engaging in activities that facilitate PTG demonstrated better scores across all mental health indicators as well as higher levels of PTG.
10:00 - 10:15 AM - Break
10:15 - 11:45 AM - Stan Collins - Planning for Living: Firearm Suicide Prevention
The keynote presentation will provide an overview of best practices, research and guiding principles for utilizing means safety for suicide prevention. Means Safety for suicide prevention refers to strategies that can be taken to reduce and/or restrict access to mechanisms that can be used for a suicide attempt. During the presentation, attendees will be introduced to various categories of means safety for suicide prevention both at the personal and professional levels. The presentation will also incorporate a variety of personal experiences and stories from the speaker’s own life and individuals he has supported during his career and personal life.
12:00 - 1:00 PM - Lunch
1:15 - 2:45 PM - Breakout Sessions
- Melinda Moore, Ph.D. MA - Facilitating Post-traumatic Growth: What I’ve Learned
In this breakout session, you will learn about what clinical research indicates is working and what strategies clinicians are using to help approach, identify, and label Post-traumatic Growth. This group will focus on practical applications in the clinical setting, as well as how to utilize what organizations and nonprofits serving first responders and veterans have developed to facilitate PTG among the individuals they serve. - Stan Collins - Topic TBD
- Sue Palmer - Walking the Labyrinth: A step-by-Step Journey of Self Care
How can an ancient, sacred pathway be relevant to my daily experience in the 21st Century? How can walking a circuitous path, alone or in community, benefit me emotionally, physically or spiritually? Why are labyrinths appearing in cancer centers, hospitals, college campuses, and assisted living facilities?
In this session we will learn how walking the labyrinth can be used as a means of meditation, relaxation, and healing. We will unlock how to use the labyrinth in times of grief and loss, and other life transitions so that we can move forward with hope. We will explore using the labyrinth as a spiritual practice, regardless of what faith group we belong to. This session will be experiential, giving every participant the chance to walk the labyrinth and begin using this sacred space as a regular practice. - Nikki Kontz & Jennifer Connor - Caring Contacts
Closing Session - Cottonwood Ballroom
3:00 - 3:30 - Clayton Echard - 180 Belief
3:30 - 4:30 - Andrew Ecker & Monica Patton - The Heart of Life
Andrew and Monica of Drumming Sounds have 30 years of combined community service in helping people live successful lives. The evidenced based group medical intervention they have developed known as Drumming Sounds has been deployed at conferences, festivals and treatment facilities for years and is disrupting the causality of suicide. We hope to share this work with the general assembly of the HOPE conference along with the stories of overcoming that fuel the fire of our mission and work in ending the epidemic of suicide in our communities.