Stronger Communities: LGBTQ Suicide Prevention
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.
Featured experts and topics at our 2023 conference series
Host Chapters for 2023
Baltimore, MD – March 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