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  • Tuesday, Apr 1st
    2:15 PM – 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Can Crisis Services Help Prevent Violence as well as Suicide?
    Location: Kojo Kamau Ballroom A, 4th Floor, Tower 402
    Speaker: John E. Draper, Ph.D. – Behavioral Health Link
    Speaker: Helen Littrell, Psy.D, LP (she/her/hers) – Behavioral Health Link
    Speaker: Denia-Marie Wright, CMHC – Huntsman Mental Health Institute Community Crisis Intervention & Support Services
    Speaker: Thomas Joiner, PhD (He/Him/His) – Florida St University Department of Paychology
    Crisis Services
     CE: 1
  • Tuesday, Apr 1st
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Practical Approaches to the Infusion of Culture and Diversity into Downstream Suicide Prevention Work
    Location: Alfred Tibor Room, 3rd Floor, Tower 402
    Speaker: Christopher Weaver, PhD (He/Him/His) – Community Connections Psych. Assoc.
    Speaker: Joyce Chu, Ph.D. (She/Her/Hers) – Community Connections Psychological Associates, Inc.
    Crisis Services
     CE: 1
  • Tuesday, Apr 1st
    4:30 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Culturally-Inclusive Rural Crisis Services as Suicide Prevention: A Case Study from Gallup, NM
    Location: Kojo Kamau Ballroom C, 4th Floor, Tower 402
    Speaker: Jess Spohn, DSW, LCSW, LADAC, MPH (they/them/theirs) – Santa Fe Recovery Center
    Speaker: Paul L. Miller, PsyD, LPCC (he/him/his) – Santa Fe Recovery Center
    Crisis Services
     CE: 1
  • Wednesday, Apr 2nd
    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Inclusive Innovation: Learnings from Leaders Using New Technologies at All Organizational Sizes
    Location: Kojo Kamau Ballroom C, 4th Floor, Tower 402
    Speaker: Sam Dorison, n/a – ReflexAI
    Speaker: Jennifer Illich, MBA
    Speaker: Christian Raymer – Crisis Support Services of Nevada
    Speaker: April Foreman, LP – Veterans Crisis Line
    Crisis Services
     CE: 1
  • Wednesday, Apr 2nd
    1:30 PM – 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Houses of Hope & Healing: Homelike Alternatives to Psychiatric Hospitalization and their Place in a Comprehensive Crisis Continuum
    Location: Kojo Kamau Ballroom C, 4th Floor, Tower 402
    Speaker: Travis Atkinson, MS, LPC (he/him/his) – TBD Solutions Inc
    Speaker: Heather Honaker, MS, LPC, NCC (she/her/hers) – TBD Solutions Inc
    Crisis Services
     CE: 1
  • Wednesday, Apr 2nd
    3:00 PM – 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Securing the Path to Care: Enhancing Safety Protocols Between Crisis Contact Centers and Mobile Crisis Teams
    Location: Pheoris West C, 3rd Floor, Tower 402
    Speaker: Megan Gleason, MBA, LCSW – Behavioral Health Link
    Crisis Services
     CE: 1
  • Wednesday, Apr 2nd
    4:15 PM – 5:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Building Trust in the 988 Lifeline: Integrating Imminent Risk Data with the 2024 National Strategy
    Location: Kojo Kamau Ballroom C, 4th Floor, Tower 402
    Speaker: Christopher W. Drapeau, PhD, MDI, HSPP – Vibrant Emotional Health
    Speaker: Johnell Lawrence, BSW/BA (he/him/his) – Vibrant Emotional Health
    Speaker: Shye Louis, M.Ed. – Vibrant Emotional Health
    Crisis Services
     CE: 1
  • Thursday, Apr 3rd
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    From Assessor to Ally; Redefining Suicide Care in a Crisis Facility
    Location: Kojo Kamau Ballroom A, 4th Floor, Tower 402
    Speaker: Charles Browning, MD – Recovery Innovations
    Crisis Services
     CE: 1
  • Thursday, Apr 3rd
    11:45 AM – 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Enhancing Crisis Response: Evaluating the Impact of 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Training on Crisis Counselors
    Location: Kojo Kamau Ballroom B, 4th Floor, Tower 402
    Presenter: Rachel Ladd, PhD – ICF
    Presenter: Christine Walrath, PhD – ICF
    Presenter: Molly Knapp, BS, CHES – Vibrant Emotional Health
    Presenter: Michelle Cornette, PhD – SAMHSA
    Crisis Services
     CE: 1
  • Thursday, Apr 3rd
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Panel: Data Backed Approach to Identifying Crisis Needs in North Carolina
    Location: Kojo Kamau Ballroom B, 4th Floor, Tower 402
    Crisis Services
     CE: 1