Alive! Mental Health Fair dates for 2013:

2.22.2013 - Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY
2.25.2013 - Jefferson Community College, Watertown, NY
2.27.2013 - Sierra College, Rocklin, CA
3.5.2013 - College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, CA
3.12.2013 - Reedley College, Reedley, CA
3.13.2013 - Fresno College, Fresno, CA
3.14.2013 - Willow International Community College Center, Fresno, CA
3.18.2013 - Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA
3.19.2013 - College of San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
4.23.2013 - Harford Community College, Bel Air, MD

More events to be posted soon!

More information on the Alive! Mental Health Fair HERE.

JUNE 2013

• It Takes a Village: Suicide Prevention & Resilience Among New Bostonians
  Friday, June 14, 2013 - 8:30am Face-to-face
  Overview: As Ernest Hemingway wrote, “The world breaks everyone and afterwards, many are strong at the broken places.” Resilience is the capacity to adapt to stress, trauma, or loss healthily. An understanding of resiliency, as well as the principles of suicide prevention, is essential, as past adverse events have been found to be underlying and unrecognized sources of vulnerability to suicidality. Additionally, culturally constructed values and beliefs influence responses to suicidality and depression. According to a study by Davis, Cook, and Cohen (2005), an understanding of resiliency, as well as being community-centered and attuned to cultural needs, is critical for maximizing well-being of individuals and the community. Therefore, understanding resiliency and how people heal from adverse events and conditions is important for you, the person with whom you are interacting, and the community as a whole. Conference Goal: To improve collaborations and strengthen resiliency among providers, the community, and stakeholders to reduce suicidal behavior and to better facilitate healing and resiliency among new Bostonians. Objectives: Understand the scope of suicidality, depression, and resiliency among new Bostonians. * To increase mental health workers, social workers, psychologists, and nurses' understanding of what it means to be resilient, and improve ways of being more resilient in their personal and professional lives. * To increase mental health workers, social workers, psychologists, and nurses' knowledge of culturally competent and trauma-informed mental health practices that foster hope and resiliency among new Bostonians. * To enhance mental health workers, social workers, psychologists, and nurses' self-care practices while supporting communities in a resiliency-focused way. Audience: This one-day conference is for Greater Boston area mental health and public health professionals and clinicians, community health workers, educators, researchers, social workers, veterans' service providers, clergy, and others interested in sharing strategies relevant to resilience and suicide.
  Sponsor: Massachusetts Department of Public Health AdCare Educational Institute, Inc.
  Where: Federal Reserve Plaza
  Contact: Laura Guida Laura@adcare-educational.org
  Event URL: http://www.cvent.com/d/8cq6d5
  
• 2013 NASADAD/NPN/NTN Annual Meeting
  Monday, June 17-19, 2013 - 9:00am Face-to-face
  Hide Details The NASADAD Annual Meeting is set to take place from June 17 through June 19 in Bethesda, Maryland at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. This year's meeting will begin with a “cross-over” day where State Directors from NASADAD and State Directors from NASMHPD will meet. The configuration for 2013 will require a different format and, as a result, a number of details must be determined. NASADAD staff is extremely excited about the upcoming meeting and working diligently with the planning process.
  Where: Hyatt Regency Bethesda Maryland
  Event URL: http://nasadad.org/annual-meeting
  
  
  

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JULY 3013

• The Texas Suicide Prevention Symposium: Coming Together to Care 2013 Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 8:30am
  Wednesday, July 10 - Symposium National Strategies for Suicide Prevention - Jerry Reed, Education Development Center Overview of Texas Suicide Prevention Initiatives - Jenna Heise, Texas Department of State Health Services Safety Planning, Structured Follow-Up and Other Brief Interventions for Suicidal Individuals - Barbara Stanley, Columbia University LOSS Team - Frank Campbell, LOSS Team and Jennifer Smith, Tarrant County MHMR Suicide Prevention in the School Community - Frank Zenere, Miami-Dade County Public Schools Why Means Matters - Catherine Barber, Harvard University Postvention in Schools - Frank Zenere and Jenna Heise Treating Trauma and Reducing Suicide Risk - Craig Bryan, University of Utah Thursday, July 11 - Understanding PTSD for Military Members in Civilian Communities SPECIAL POST SYMPOSIUM EVENT! The Texas Governor's Commission for Women Presents: Understanding PTSD for Military Members in Civilian Communities - a workshop conducted by Craig Bryan, University of Utah 8:30 am - 12:30 pm at the Dallas Marriott at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas Free CEUs and Nursing Contact Hours available for these events.
  Where: Dallas Marriott Las Colinas
  Event URL: http://texassuicidepreventionsymposium2013.eventbrite.com
  
  
• 2013 Annual Oklahoma Suicide Prevention Conference
  Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 8:00am Face-to-face
  "Suicide Prevention Across the Lifespan" Currently accepting presenter applications. Attendee registration is not yet open. **More information soon to follow**
  Sponsor: Oklahoma Suicide Prevention Council Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Oklahoma City Area Indian Health Service, Muscogee-Creek Nation and Cherokee Nation Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
  Where: Oklahoma State University Student Union
  Contact: Shannon Curran shannon.curran@odmhsas.org
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