Suicide Prevention Conference: Back to School - Breaking the Barriers

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The New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies (NJAMHAA) and Attitudes In Reverse® (AIR™) present their 9th Annual Suicide Prevention Conference, Back to School: Breaking the Barriers.

NJAMHAA and AIR thank our Saving Lives Co-sponsors, Hackensack Meridian Carrier Clinic, the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - New Jersey Chapter.

This event will be held virtually on September 20, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Agenda

9:00 a.m. to 9:10 a.m. Welcome Remarks, Debra L. Wentz, PhD, President and CEO, NJAMHAA

9:10 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Keynote Presentation: Breaking Barriers, Bryce Dershem, Recent High School Graduate

9:30 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. Building Diversity and Acceptance in the School Community, Rosetta D. Treece, EdD, Superintendent of Schools, Hopewell Valley Regional School District

9:50 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. School-Based Therapy Dog Program: How to Establish One and How Dogs Support Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, Tricia Baker, YMHFA, CPDT-KA, Co-Founder, AIR

10:25 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. Panel Discussion on Overcoming Stigma

Panelists: Bryce Dershem; Gerard Dalton, MA, Principal, West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District; Randy Radd, MSW, LCSW, School Social Worker, Hamilton Township Public Schools; Rosetta D. Treece, EdD, Superintendent of Schools, Hopewell Valley Regional School District

11:40 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. Break

11:50 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. Returning to School: Signs to Look for in Students, Susan Tellone, Clinical Director, Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide

12:50 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Closing Remarks,Kurt Baker, YMHFA, CFP®, Co-Founder, AIR

Many Thanks to our Life Saver Co-Sponsors!