County Coalitions
Preventing suicide across New York State requires concerted effort from individuals, organizations, and communities. Given that each part of the state is unique, local participation is critical to prevent suicide within communities.
In New York State, county suicide prevention coalitions are a driving force for suicide safer communities. Almost every county in the state has a coalition or task force that brings together key stakeholders to develop and implement suicide prevention plans that are unique to their community. Stakeholders range from law enforcement, education, health systems, and Veterans’ Affairs to substance use agencies, medical examiner and coroners’ offices, clergy, and individuals with lived experience.
The Suicide Prevention Coalition Academy Webinar Series:
2022
Lock & Talk Livingston: Journey to Launching a Local Lethal Means Safety Program (7/13/2022)
Learning Objectives:
- Introduction to the Lock and Talk Model
- How the task force worked collaboratively with Virginia to replicate the model for Livingston County including the effort involved, local partnerships, associated costs, and other factors to launch the program
- Considerations for replicating the model in other countries
View the recorded webinar | View the presentation slides
988 & The Transformation of Crisis Services in New York State: What Local Suicide Prevention Coalitions Should Know (6/7/2022)
Learning Objectives:
- What 988 is and how it intersects with the larger developing crisis service response system in New York State.
- What to expect from 988 in July 2022 and how that will transform over the coming years.
- The New York State community education and marketing plan for 988 between go-live in July 2022 through the first year of operations.
Click here to watch the recorded webinar and click here to view the presentation slides.
2021
Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOS) – A Strategy to Address Suicide by Firearms & Applications of ‘Red Flag’ Laws (10/27/2021)
Learning Objectives ;
- What are ERPOS?
- Where do they fit into the continuum of lethal means safety and suicide prevention?
- What do we know about how they are/have been used in NYS?
- Other applications for ERPOS (IPV, mass shooter prevention, etc.).
- What can we do and what are the next steps?
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Cultivating Hope in Caring Communities: All Hands on Deck for Suicide and Gun Violence Prevention with Joseph Hunter, Ph.D., LCSW, VA Suicide Prevention Coordinator and Rev. Bruce Swingle, D.Min., BCC, Lead Chaplain (4/28/2021)
Click here to view the presentation and click here to view a Cultivating Hope resource.
2020
- January 30, 2020
Suicide Prevention: National, New York State, and County-Level Data with Brett Harris, DrPH
- February 13, 2020
Introduction to Program Evaluation for Suicide Prevention with Brianna Maher, MPH and Gabrielle Ferrara
- April 16, 2020
Media – A Tool for Suicide Prevention Awareness with Jessica Pirro, LMSW and Celia Spacone, PhD
- May 7, 2020
Financial Hope, Financial Shame & Suicide – Strategies to Buffer the Impact of the COVID-19 Recession with Oscar Jimenez- Solomon, MPH
- July 30, 2020
Safe and Balanced Messaging During COVID-19 with Dr. John Draper and Frances Gonzalez
- September 2, 2020
Creating a ‘Connections Plan’ to Reduce Social Isolation and Reduce Suicide Risk with Dr. Kim VanOrden
- September 16, 2020
The Intersection of Farm Culture and Suicide Prevention with Katie Downes
- September 23, 2020
Considerations for Adapting Suicide Prevention Measures for Youth with Pat Breux, BSN
- September 30, 2020
Breaking Through to the Other Side: A Survivor’s Story with Karl Shallowhorn
- October 14, 2020
Understanding & Preventing Suicides: An Application of the Self Preservation Theory of Human Behavior with Joseph Hunter, LCSW, Ph.D.
Email spcny@omh.ny.gov or visit our Contact Us page to ask about a coalition or task force near you.