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2022 Georgia Suicide Prevention Virtual Summit
September 8, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Featuring:
Joe Smarro, CEO, SolutionPoint +, LLC
Joe Smarro is a highly sought mental health policy and training consultant. He is a decorated US Marine Corps combat veteran, and celebrated mental health police officer. Joe has de-escalated thousands of crisis situations in the field with zero uses of force. He is regarded as one of the best Crisis Intervention Team instructors in the nation. Joe has been instrumental in mental health advocacy and law enforcement policy at all levels of government to include the White House and the Department of Justice.
Learn about innovative approaches that will shape the future of suicide prevention
Identify culturally appropriate approaches to prevent and respond to suicide
Develop strategies to implement interventions and address gaps in suicide prevention
Speakers:
Jeff West
The RESPECT Institute
Elizabeth Blankenship
Georgia DPH
Michael Sodini
Walk the Talk America
Dr. Joanne Harpel
Coping After Suicide
Emily Gowan
Georgia DBHDD
Jake Wiskerchen
Zephyr Wellness
Dr. Dorian Lamis
Emory University
Malinda Gowin
Georgia DBHDD
Luca Valentine
Resilient Wellness, LLC
Rana Bayakly
Georgia DPH
Darnell Rice
The Confess Project
Dustin Infinger
Georgia DBHDD