Date: Monday, May 22, 2023
Time: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 
Location: The Fawcett Event Center (In-Person)
CEs: Six (6)
Fees: No fee
Registration Deadline: End of business on Thursday, May 18, 2023

Q: Should I sign up for the Leadership or Human Service Provider (Clinical) Track?
A: The Leadership Track is for those in executive positions who may not necessarily provide direct client services i.e. CEOs, directors, agency presidents. The Human Service Provider (Clinical) Track is for practitioners who are more likely to provide direct client services, such as social workers, counselors, case workers, and prevention and treatment professionals.

To note, all are welcome to attend sessions for either track regardless of direct service or leadership status.
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Course Description

This is an in-person event with limited capacity. When you register, a spot will be held for you at The Fawcett Center. If you are unable to attend please drop this course from your Student Dashboard so your spot can be given to someone else. Masks are not required but are strongly encouraged. We will have disposable masks available at registration.

The Center for Suicide Prevention and Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital in collaboration with community partners will present on youth suicide prevention and postvention best practices for schools and communities for a daylong workshop.

The first part of the day will involve presentations on trends in youth suicide, epidemiology, risk and protective factors, cultural considerations, and effective approaches for identifying and responding to youth at risk for suicide. We will emphasize how suicidal thoughts and behaviors may be experienced and expressed differently based on cultural norms and expectations and how community centered approaches can guide more effective care for youth and families. Additionally, clinical approaches for assessing suicide risk and increasing client safety will be reviewed and role-played.

The second part of the day will highlight the critical role of postvention support following a youth suicide. A review of consensus best practices will be provided with a focus on how schools and community partners can best support students and staff. A panel of behavioral health partners will follow to provide key community perspectives with examples of what strategies work well to reduce risk and facilitate grief support in this challenging time following a death by suicide of a young person. 

Learning Objectives

• Identify trends in youth suicide with a particular focus on development, culture, and identity that can help inform suicide prevention priorities
• Demonstrate an increased understanding of youth suicide screening, risk assessment, and safety planning best practices
• Discuss the core elements of effective postvention in schools following the death of a student by suicide
• Identify school and community organizations that engage in suicide prevention and postvention and how they incorporate DEIB principles into their outreach and community engagement efforts.

Meet Your Presenters

John Ackerman, PhD is a clinical psychologist and manages prevention efforts at the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research (CSPR) at Nationwide Children's Hospital (Columbus, OH). His team trains schools, healthcare agencies, and youth-serving organizations throughout Ohio to identify, assess, and establish safety plans for youth at risk for suicide. The CSPR also supports school and community postvention response following a student death by suicide.

Dr. Ackerman has a research interest in prevention and treatment of mood disorders and suicide. He has published on the influence of media on youth suicide and has developed guidelines for media professionals engaging with this topic. He recently co-edited a book on youth suicide prevention best practices and policy implications. Dr. Ackerman has collaborated on the development of youth suicide prevention programs including digital health applications. He believes each of us has a role in suicide prevention.

Marvella Allen, LISW-S is the Director of Whole Child Supports for Columbus City Schools. She believes in prioritizing the needs of the whole child by focusing on the Ohio Department of Education’s five tenets to ensure students are: healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged. As Director of Whole Child Supports, Allen overseas the School Social Work Program, School Counseling Program, Social Emotional and Student Support Programs, Mental & Behavioral Health Partnerships, and the District Crisis Response Team. Marvella is a Trauma, Restorative Practices, Social Emotional Learning, and Suicide Prevention Trainer and serves as the district liaison to Franklin County’s Suicide Prevention Coalition. She also holds an Advanced Certificate in Serving Veterans and their Families and is a Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Facilitator.

Lorena Asadi, LISW-S is a licensed independent social worker and a suicide prevention specialist with the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research (CSPR). Prior to this role within Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Lorena worked as a community-based clinician with the Family-Based Intensive Treatment (FBIT) team. In addition to prevention services, Lorena provides direct outpatient services with CSPR using evidence-based interventions such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). Lorena graduated from The Ohio State University College of Social Work with a master’s degree in Social Work and a concentration in Mental Health and Substance Misuse, and provides services in both English and Spanish.

Elena Camacho is a passionate advocate for mental health who has dedicated her career to preventing suicide and promoting inclusivity in behavioral health. As a Suicide Prevention Specialist at the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Elena follows up with at-risk youth and their families after hospital discharge, using evidence-based interventions such as caring contacts to enhance continuity of care and achieve best outcomes. She is also a valued member of the diversity and inclusion committee for the community based behavioral health team and volunteers her time answering the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and working with the Franklin County Suicide Prevention Coalition Communications Action Team. Elena obtained her bachelor’s degree in psychology from The Ohio State University in 2018 and is pursuing graduate studies in social work. Her contributions have been recognized by the Ohio State University Suicide Prevention Program and Mental Health America of Ohio. Elena is committed to ongoing learning and growth and remains dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of others.

Jennifer L. Hughes, PhD, MPH is a Psychologist and Clinical Scholar in Behavioral Health at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, College of Medicine, and the Division of Health Behavior and Health Promotion, College of Public Health, at The Ohio State University. She is also an Adjunct Associate Professor in Psychiatry at the UT Southwestern Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care, supporting the CDRC Risk and Resilience Network, which includes the dissemination and implementation of the Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM) program through the CDRC Training Academy, and the Texas Youth Depression and Suicide Research Network, an initiative of the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium. Dr. Hughes received her Ph.D. from UT Southwestern Medical Center and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. Dr. Hughes is a co-developer of two evidence-based treatments, one for relapse prevention of depression in children and adolescents (Relapse Prevention CBT; Kennard, Hughes, & Foxwell, 2016) and one utilizing family-based CBT for suicidal youth and their parents (SAFETY; Asarnow et al., 2015, 2017, 2021; Hughes & Asarnow, 2021). Dr. Hughes is the recipient of a Young Investigator Grant from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to adapt and test an intervention designed to prevent future suicide attempts in adolescents. Most recently, Dr. Hughes’s work has focused on universal suicide prevention in youth through a school-based mental health promotion and suicide prevention program called Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM). She is an international trainer for YAM, working with the intervention developers to disseminate this program in the United States (Texas and Montana), Australia, and India. Dr. Hughes is a past Chair (2017-2018) of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Child and Adolescent Depression Special Interest Group (SIG) and has served as the Newsletter Editor (2017-2021), APA Convention Program Chair (2013-2015), and Member-at-Large for Science and Practice (2023-2026) for the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 53, Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. Broadly, Dr. Hughes’ research explores the efficacy and effectiveness of psychosocial treatments for building resilience, the prevention and treatment of youth depression, and addressing suicide in youth. Dr. Hughes recently delivered a TED talk for TEDxKids@SMU. For more information, please visit: www.nationwidechildrens.org/find-a-doctor/profiles/jennifer-hughes.

Fatimah Masood, MPH serves as the Caring Contacts comanager for the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research (CSPR) at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Her work includes following up with youth at risk of suicide and their families after a hospital discharge via evidence-based interventions to enhance continuity of care and achieve best outcomes. Fatimah is also a diversity and inclusion committee member for the community based behavioral health team, a member of the Franklin County Suicide Prevention Coalition Communications Action team, a call-taker and trainer at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a Mental Health taskforce member at the Noor Islamic Community Center and a freelance artist. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Microbiology with a minor in Studio Art from The Ohio State University in 2019 and a Master of Public Health degree from Boston University in 2022. She is currently pursuing graduate studies in social work from The Ohio State University.

Susan Ortega, LISW-S is the Director of Strategic Partnerships & Initiatives (Franklin County) at Syntero, a non-profit community behavioral health agency providing services across the continuum of care from prevention to intensive outpatient programming in the Central Ohio community for over 45 years. Through this position, Susan oversees staff and program development for school-based prevention, early intervention, and treatment services across four Franklin County school districts as well as programs serving across the State of Ohio. Susan also supports Syntero’s strategic priorities focused on suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion. Susan has nearly twenty years of experience providing behavioral health services to children, adolescents, and adults. Susan is also honored to serve the Central Ohio community through collaboration with various partners and by providing different presentations and trainings.

Amberle Prater, PhD, LPCC-S is the clinical lead supervisor for the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research (CSPR) at Nationwide Children's Hospital. She coordinates planning and implementation of evidence-based suicide prevention programming in schools including the SOS Signs of Suicide Program throughout central and southeast Ohio. She serves Ohio communities and the hospital in training for suicide prevention initiatives with consideration for research on risk factors and interventions to support youth with suicidal behavior. Prior to this role, Amberle was a full-time clinician working with children, adolescents, and families. Her areas of specialized interest include families of first responders, individuals who have experienced trauma and grief, foster and adoption families, and individuals with developmental disabilities.

JoJo Taylor is the Survivor Resources Coordinator and Bookkeeper at LOSS Community Services. After losing a close friend to suicide in 2015, JoJo began addressing her own struggles with depression and advocating for mental health awareness. When her mom died by suicide in 2020, JoJo became fully devoted to furthering the conversations around suicide prevention, postvention, and grief. She started volunteering with LOSS in 2021 and joined the LOSS staff in 2022. JoJo has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Ohio State University. She previously spent several years at Honda as an electrical engineer and engineering coordinator, focused on optimizing manufacturing processes, robot automation, and safety policies. JoJo is a volunteer companion for a local hospice and enjoys crafting in her free time.

Lauri Yersavich, MS, LSW, CTRP-C has been the coordinator of the OhioHealth school-based grief support program and a grief counselor with the organization since 2002. She provides compassionate grief counseling to young people in Central Ohio schools. She provides professional training to school counselors, social workers and community providers related to the impact of grief, trauma, and loss on students. Lauri is passionate about the work of suicide postvention in schools, promoting the importance of balancing grief support with suicide prevention and positive mental health messaging. Lauri works with Central Ohio school districts to develop and/or update their crisis response and suicide postvention plans. Lauri and the team provide on-site grief support following deaths impacting school communities.

Continuing Education Information

• Classifications
  • Six (6) CE clock hours, in total
  • Content Level: 
  • Session meets requirements for the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage & Family Therapist Board 
  • Meets requirements for Ohio Chemical Dependency Board in 
    • Prevention: P2 - Prevention Education & Service Delivery
    • Treatment: C8 - Treatment Planning
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The Ohio State University College of Social Work, (Provider: RCST111747), is an approved provider for The State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist (OCSWMFT) Board.

The Ohio State University College of Social Work, (Provider: 50-24068), is an approved provider for The Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals (OCDP) Board.

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