Date/time: September 25, 2024 | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST
In honor of National Suicide Prevention Month, SAMHSA’s Suicide Prevention Branch is hosting a fireside chat on Black youth suicide prevention, featuring speakers from SAMHSA, young adults with lived experience, and experts in suicide prevention among Black youth. Research shows that from 2018 to 2021, Black individuals aged 10 to 24 experienced a 37% increase in suicides, the largest increase among racial groups. This webinar will highlight the efforts of SAMHSA’s Black Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative and focus on actions to support youth in their communities. Don’t miss the opportunity to gain valuable insights from experts and young people about addressing Black youth suicide and learn how to embed equity in suicide prevention efforts click here to register
Participants and Moderators:
SAMHSA Staff:
- Brandon Johnson, M.H.S., MCHES, Branch Chief, Suicide Prevention Branch, Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
- Amber Green, M.P.H., HCM, LSSGB, CMHS Public Health Advisor
- Ashleigh Husbands, M.A., CMHS Public Health Advisor
- Billina Shaw, M.D., M.P.H., FAPA, FASAM, CMHS Senior Medical Advisor
- Walker Tisdale III, D.S.W., M.P.H., LMSW, Public Health Analyst, Office of Behavioral Health Equity
- Janel Cubbage, M.S., LCPC, M.P.H., CMHS Public Health Advisor
Subject Matter Experts:
- Alex Crosby, M.D., Faculty, Morehouse School of Medicine
- Sonyia Richardson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Jasmin Brooks Stephens, Ph.D., Clinical Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Brittany Carradine-Clemoens, ME.d.; Director of Belonging, Suicide Prevention Resource Center
- State Representatives:
- Josephine Ridley, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist/Coordinator, Black Youth and Young Adult Suicide Prevention (BYYASP) Initiative, Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation
- Hannah Harms, B.S., State Suicide Prevention Coordinator, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
- Youth Experts:
- Janiah Fields, Student, McDaniel College
- Charity Fisher, Founder, Homegrown the Collective; Student, Clark Atlanta University
- Jaelyn Bull, Healing Youth Alliance; Student, Bowie State University
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