Welcome to the California Suicide Prevention Network (CSPN) – Southern California Region, serving San Diego, Imperial, Riverside, Orange, and San Bernardino Counties. Through the CSPN, we will bring together stakeholders to identify needs and develop actionable steps to reduce suicide and its devastating consequences. We will host quarterly meetings throughout our region to provide you with the most current suicide prevention information, identify needs, develop best practices, network, and connect you with suicide prevention resources in your communities. We look forward to working together with you to better connect individuals, organizations, and communities with the most up to date information about suicide and suicide prevention resources.
REMINDER our fourth Southern California regional taskforce meeting is this week! Thursday, April 11 from 10:00am – 2:00pm at Orange County Department of Education (Building A, Boardroom) Address: 200 Kalmus Drive – Costa Mesa CA 92626
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED, we have reached our max capacity. If you like to be put on the waiting list please contact Elizabeth Vaughan at evaughan@sdchip.org. This is a FREE event! Our focus will be LGBTQ + Suicide Prevention and sustainability for our California Suicide Prevention Network.
Location Information: Parking will be available no special permits or passes required (first come, first serve). Lunch will be provided. Thank you in advance for your support!
Agenda:
1. Keynote Speaker – Brock Dumville: Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ Community
Speaker Biography: Brock is a long-time advocate for LGBTQ youth. He joined the Trevor Project in 2011 as Crisis Services Manager, bringing with him years of experience in both academic and community settings. While in college in Montreal, Brock managed a local LGBTQ-focused crisis, support, and information hotline for three years—an experience that ignited a passion for working with LGBT youth in crisis and showed him first-hand the life-saving impact of a crisis line. This early experience guided his career and education ever since. In June 2011, Brock obtained a Master of Public Health degree, acquiring a valuable roster of program planning and evaluation skills to complement his practical experience working for the health and wellbeing of marginalized populations. These experiences have allowed Brock to become an expert in harm reduction and support skills.
2. Programs and Resources for LGBTQ Communities in the Region– Orange County, Imperial County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, Riverside County
3. Lunch and Networking
4. Best Practices Update and Next Steps
5. Pathways to Purpose and Hope: A Guide for Creating a Sustainable Grief Support Organization for Families & Friends After a Suicide Death– Friends For Survival best practice on creating support groups
6. Sustainability of California Suicide Prevention Network- Breakout Groups
Look forward to seeing you all there! Thanks for your continued dedication and support to suicide prevention!
SAVE THE DATE!!!
Our fourth CSPN Taskforce meeting is scheduled for April 11, 2013 from 10am-2pm in Orange County at the
Orange County Dept. of Education
200 Kalmus Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
NOTE: Online Registration will open February 18, 2013.
Focus: This fourth taskforce meeting will take a closer look at LGBT and Suicide Prevention efforts in the South Region. The agenda is currently being developed if you represent programs, services, efforts related to Suicide Prevention and LGBT for your region please contact ypalomino@sdchip.org to assure good representation.
Purpose: The California Suicide Prevention Network (CSPN) brings together stakeholders throughout the state to identify needs and develop actionable steps to reduce suicide and its devastating consequences. We will host quarterly meetings throughout our region to provide you with the most current suicide prevention information, identify needs, develop best practices, network, and connect you with suicide prevention resources in your communities.
Who Should Attend: San Diego, Imperial, Riverside, Orange, and San Bernardino County stakeholders from schools, workplaces, faith-based organizations, ethnic and LGBT community groups, law enforcement and other first responders, medical professionals, older adult providers, mental health and substance abuse professionals, social services organizations, military and VA, media, crisis lines, consumers, family members, and other mental health and suicide prevention advocates.
Lunch will be served.
For flyer CLICK HERE
If you have any questions please contact Yeni L. Palomino at ypalomino@sdchip.org
