Wellness Together's 8th Annual Student Mental Wellness Conference: Full Schedule

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4:00pm PDT

Empowering California: Macro Approaches to Youth Suicide Prevention

Wednesday October 9, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT

Youth suicide rates are staggering and the state of support for young people requires continued refinement to meet the call to action. Join facilitators in learning more about an innovative project dedicated to establishing, improving, and expanding local efforts to report and respond to youth suicides and suicide attempts, and enhancing implementation of crisis response services.

During this workshop, participants will: 
• Gain knowledge of innovative collaborative strategies that enhance partnerships between county, education, public and behavioral health entities, community-based organizations and crisis responders.
• Enhance their understanding of state and countywide systems that support the identification of priorities, gaps, and opportunities for advancing local youth support following a suicide attempt or exposure to a suicide death.
• Develop a thorough understanding of best practices in suicide prevention and crisis response, including outreach, training, reporting, and postvention support

Speakers

Tina Rocha

Technical Assistance Specialist, Center For Applied Research Solutions

Angela Castellanos

Managing Director, Center For Applied Research Solutions

Angela Castellanos, LCSW, is an experienced mental health consultant and administrator with 25+ years of diverse and progressive expertise in the mental health care industry and school settings. As a licensed clinical social worker, she specializes in administering school mental health... Read More →

Jana Sczersputowski

Founder, Youth Creating Change

Jana Sczersputowski, MPH, Executive Director of the Directing Change Program and Film Contest, Inc has over 15 years of experience in program development, and implementing county and statewide, community and school-based youth engagement campaigns. She created the Directing Change... Read More →

Wednesday October 9, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
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