About this Event
Join us for our annual Suicide Awareness Summit at FSU Panama City in the St. Joe Lecture Hall inside the Holley Academic Building. This is a free, in-person-only event open to the community. We will discuss issues and solutions surrounding mental health and suicide. Evidence-based training will be provided to participants. Licensed mental health providers and nurses have the opportunity to earn Continuing Education (CE) credits for the following: LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, CMSW, RN, APRN, LPN --Approved for 3 hours (Gulf Coast State College Provider #50-833) CE Course #20-1408195. Advance registration for the summit is required.
This summit will feature presentations from keynote speakers Jessica Felts, Corey Landry, and Rachelle Burns
Following the morning session, there will be an optional “CALM Conversations” training from 1:30-3 pm provided by Lauren Anzaldo, EdD, LCSW, CAP, with the Suicide Prevention Team of the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (VA). Separate advance registration is required for this training:
Thank you to our sponsors: SPARE, FSU Foundation, FrameShaping, LLC, and Larry Perry.
Agenda
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:45 AM
Check in and visit resource tables
🕑: 09:00 AM
Program begins in lecture hall
🕑: 09:15 AM
“The Status of the State: Suicide Prevention in Florida”
Host: Jessica Felts, Office of Substance Abuse & Mental Health
🕑: 10:15 AM
Introduction of Community Resources
Info: Meet the agencies sharing their services at the resource fair that is a part of this summit. Representatives from each resource table will give a 1-minute overview of their programs, followed by time to interact with the agencies at their resource tables in the atrium.
🕑: 11:15 AM
“Waves Crash the Shore...No Matter the Weather”
Host: Corey Landry, retired fire chief and author
🕑: 11:45 AM
“Better Together: Uniting Local and State Efforts to Save Lives”
Host: Rachelle Burns, suicide prevention advocate
🕑: 12:30 PM
Closing Remarks
🕑: 12:35 PM - 01:15 PM
Lunch for registrants of optional afternoon CALM Conversations training
🕑: 01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
CALM Conversations training (optional)
Info: CALM stands for Counseling on Access to Lethal Means. This training is designed to provide friends, family, and others with information on how to recognize and respond to suicide risk. It also focuses on reducing access to lethal means, especially firearms. Participants learn how to talk with someone who may be having thoughts of suicide in a collaborative, nonjudgmental, and supportive manner. Continuing Education (CE) credit is not available for this 90-minute training.
Event venue & nearby stays
Florida State University Panama City, 4750 Collegiate Drive, Panama City, United States
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