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Stronger Communities: LGBTQ Suicide Prevention

A full-day conference sponsored by a local AFSP chapter intended to raise awareness about LGBTQ suicide risk, research findings and strategies for LGBTQ suicide prevention in local communities.

About the conference

Stronger Communities: LGBTQ Suicide Prevention is a full-day conference sponsored by a local chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The goal is to raise awareness about LGBTQ suicide risk, bring research findings to the attention of professionals and the public, and explore strategies for LGBTQ suicide prevention in local communities. The agenda includes plenary and breakout sessions that feature national and local experts on LGBTQ mental health and suicide risk and will be focused on making mental health, suicide prevention, and education an LGBTQ community priority.

Host Chapters for 2023

Baltimore, MDMarch 7, 2023
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Irvine, CA – April 21, 2023
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Beverly Hills, MI – April 29, 2023
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Tampa Bay, FL – May 20, 2023
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Featured experts and topics at our 2023 conference series

Suicide Risk and Prevention Among Transgender People 
Jody Herman (she/her), Ph.D., Reid Rasmussen Senior Scholar of Public Policy at the Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law

Supporting LGBTQ Youth Mental Health with The Trevor Project 
Chris Bright (she/her), Director of Public Training, The Trevor Project

Minority Stress and Suicide Risk: What we know and what we need to know 
Ilan Meyer (he/him), Ph.D. Distinguished Senior Scholar for Public Policy at the Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy at UCLA’s School of Law

Ally training 
Penelope French (they/she/he), Public Training Manager, The Trevor Project

Let’s Talk About Sex (because the silence is killing us) 
Jeremy T. Goldbach (he/him), Ph.D., LMSW, Masters & Johnson Distinguished Professor of Sexual Health and Education with the Brown School at the University of Washington in St. Louis

Understanding and Preventing Suicide in LGBT+ Communities 
Stephen T. Russell (he/him), Ph.D, Priscilla Pond Flawn Regents Professor in Child Development in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin

Allyship as a Tool to End LGBTQ Youth Suicide 
Keygan Miller (they/them) Public Training Manager, The Trevor Project

Critical Role of Family Support in Preventing Suicide and Promoting Well-Being for LGBT Youth 
Caitlin Ryan (she/her), Ph.D., ACSW, Director of the Family Acceptance Project