Suicide Prevention Conference

NJAMHAA is the leading advocacy and trade association for community mental health and addiction treatment providers throughout the state. NJAMHAA represents 160  hospital-based and freestanding providers of mental health and substance use treatment services for children and adults throughout New Jersey. NJAMHAA's mission is to promote the value of its members as the highest quality behavioral healthcare providers for the residents of New Jersey through advocacy and professional development.

NJAMHAA

Sixth Annual National Suicide Prevention Day Conference, Back to School: Building Youths’ Resiliency
Presented by the New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies, Inc. (NJAMHAA) and Attitudes In Reverse® (AIR™)
Co-Sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – New Jersey Chapter and Carrier Clinic
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8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Registration, Refreshments and Exhibitors
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9:00 a.m. to 9:10 a.m. Welcome – Debra L. Wentz, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies, Inc. (NJAMHAA), and Don Parker, LCSW, President and CEO, Carrier Clinic
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9:10 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Opening Remarks – Christine Norbut Beyer, MSW, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Children and Families
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9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Keynote Presentation: Safety Planning Intervention to Reduce Risk of Suicide –Barbara Stanley, PhD, Director, Suicide Prevention Training, Implementation and Evaluation Program, Center for Practice Innovations, New York State Psychiatric Institute; Professor of Medical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University
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10:15 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. Break and Exhibitors
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10:25 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Words Matter: Changing the Language of Suicide to Eliminate Stigma - Tricia Baker, YMHFA, CPDT-KA, and Kurtis Baker, YMHFA, CFP®, Co-Founders, Attitudes In Reverse®
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10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Presentation: Bullying, its Impact on Mental Health and Strategies to Address and Prevent It –Sarabjit Singh, MD, Executive Medical Director, Saint Clare’s Hospital; and Warren Ververs, MSW, LCSW, C-ASWCM, Manager, Outpatient Behavioral Health Services, Saint Clare’s Behavioral Health
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11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. Panel Discussion on Impact of Social Media and Related Strategies and Resources – Tara Chalakani, LPC, NCC, ACS, RN, Vice President, Mental Health Services for Youth and Families, Preferred Behavioral Health Group; Ankur Desai, MD, Medical Director, PerformCare; Jessica Haurin, LAC, Clinician, Robins’ Nest, Inc.; and Jennifer Kugler, LPC, ACS, Director of the Office and Community Based Clinical Services, Robins’ Nest, Inc.
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12:20 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. Inspiring Performance by Actor/Singer T.O.N.E.-z
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