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suicide prevention initiatives
HIGHLIGHT SLIDES

2. regional suicide prevention initiative region I highlights
October 2015-September 2016
Conference held in September to Promote Suicide Awareness Month
BREAKING TABOO: Speaking from Experience and Research on Suicide
There was a presentation by Dr. Thomas Joiner, an American academic psychologist and leading expert on suicide. He is the author of Why People Die by Suicide, Myths about Suicide, and other books on the subject.
The second presentation was by Dese’Rae Stage who shared her story and how it led to her documentary project, Live Through This.
 *180 attendees*
ASIST T4T – 3 Staff Trained
ASIST – 147 participants
Adult MHFA T4T – 1 Staff Trained
Adult MHFA – 405 participants
Youth MHFA T4T – 1 Staff Trained
Youth MHFA – 108 participants
safeTALK T4T – 7 Staff Trained
safeTALK – 163 participants
Lock and Talk Campaign
110 Retailers and Ranges reached to date collaborating with two regional CIT task force groups to assist in covering the retailers.
90% of all Gun Shops approached in the region agreed to display the Means Safety Poster
Total Trigger Locks distributed to date – 7,688
Total Medication Lock Boxes distributed to date – 1,115

3. regional suicide prevention initiative region II highlights
October 2015-September 2016
ASIST – 25 participants
Adult MHFA – 1,148 participants
Youth MHFA – 923 participants
CIT – 783 participants
SPAN Advisory Board has grown to 28 members including: CSBs, schools, non-profit and private mental health organizations, local leaders and elected officials, youth, public safety, and concerned citizens.
PRS Crisis Link Textline
Promoted & Utilized Regionally
Youth-led Suicide Prevention Mini Grants to engage and impact young people; promote mental health, raise awareness, and reduce stigma.
20,000+ students reached
KOGNITO web-based training expanded to include Friend2Friend module for middle and high school students.

4. regional suicide prevention initiative region IIIE highlights
October 2015-September 2016
Suicide Prevention Council of Roanoke Valley (SPCRV) established.
NRV Suicide Prevention Collaborative continues to meet to address local needs.
Night of Hope Community event in Danville-Pittsylvania.
Billboards promoting September Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in Piedmont.
Alleghany Highlands hosted Kevin Hines: Cracked but Not Broken Program
Regional Suicide Prevention Message based on the #askingsaves campaign. Regional website under construction
ASIST – 101 participants
Adult MHFA – 239 participants
Youth MHFA – 304 participants
CIT – 311 participants
safeTALK – 132 participants
Standardized Youth Survey Questions addressing suicide ideation and suicide deaths across region.

5. regional suicide prevention initiative region IIIW highlights
October 2015-September 2016
96.34 % of participants felt they were more prepared to help someone who may be having thoughts of suicide as a result of participating in a suicide prevention initiative offered in the region.
Social Media Campaign
ASIST – 34 participants
MHFA (Youth & Adult Combined)
408 participants
suicideTALK – 38 participants
safeTALK – 6 participants
“Just Checking” Program
The JCP is part of a community continuum-of-care to prevent suicide by providing follow-up to community members seeking support. Region IIIW has developed a training manual for the program in collaboration with Bristol Crisis Center.

6. regional suicide prevention initiative region IV highlights
October 2015-September 2016
ASIST – 85 participants
Youth MHFA – 456 participants
Adult MHFA – 480 participants
CIT – 260 participants
safeTALK – 115 participants
Social Media Strategy: platform to distribute information, resources, and promote upcoming events.
Crossroads local coalition COPES hosted a “meet & greet” for community members to get involved in local suicide prevention initiatives.
Henrico (with i-Heart Radio) hosted a Hip Hop Wellness Poetry Slam that focused on substance use and suicide prevention.
Goochland has organized a Goochland County Schools Teen Mental Health Taskforce.
D19 has been able to offer scholarships to local school districts and community human services organizations to participate in MHFA.
Richmond has provided leadership to two major events (Transformation Expo & Stone Soul Music Festival) giving them the opportunity to distribute Suicide Prevention Resources.
326,400 impressions each month for three (3) of the major Radio-One media outlets
Approximately 75,000 page views
Close to 21,000 “unique visitors”
18,000+ mobile visits (reported from one radio station in area)

7. regional suicide prevention initiative region V highlights
October 2015-September 2016
HPRV Suicide Prevention Taskforce has 50 members who represent 29 difference agencies that work together to increase public awareness, share resources, and implement trainings to reduce suicide rates in HPRV.
*173 conference attendees
*Exposure of message to 30,000 via Twitter wall
ASIST – 304 participants
Youth MHFA – 561 participants
Adult MHFA – 1,689 participants
CIT – 100 participants
QPR – 78 participants
safeTALK – 16 participants
Signs of Suicide – 250 participants
Evaluation of the MHFA Program showed that the Youth & Adult program are effective in improving knowledge about mental health issues and thereby could decrease stigma and increase more positive responses to mental health emergencies.