2003 Annual Conference

SPAN Idaho
THIRD ANNUAL SUICIDE PREVENTION CONFERENCE
Sharing Community Resources
November 14 - 15, 2003

Opening Comments by Patricia Kempthorne, First Lady of Idaho

Introduction of the Idaho Suicide Prevention Plan by Representative Margaret Henbest, State of Idaho House of Representatives

Keynote Address by Kathy Sewell, Board Chair, Idaho Suicide Prevention Services

Survivor Support Track, Part I: “I Don’t Have to Whisper Anymore”; Part II: “Reaching Out to Survivors”; Part III: “Rituals As A Way of Healing” by Elaine Sullivan, MA, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, past Director of the Survivors Division of American Association of Suicidology.

School Based Prevention/Intervention, panel of counselors from Boise and Meridian School Districts

Media Training by Ann Kirkwood, Senior Research Associate with Idaho State University Institute of Rural Health

Facility Based Prevention/Intervention John Sevy, MSW,

Ada County Juvenile Court Services, Jeremy Bennet, MA,

Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections, Ann Connor, MSW, Adolescent Unit at State Hospital South

Suicide Prevention and Intervention: A Clinical Discussion by James Park, PhD, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, Idaho Youth Ranch,
Community Services and Charles Novak, MD, Psychiatric Program Director at Intermountain Hospital

SPAN Idaho Strategic Planning Session

Overview of Idaho State Suicide Prevention Plan

Gatekeeper Training by Peter Wollheim, C.C.W., Ph.D., Boise State University Professor of Communication, Idaho Suicide Prevention Services