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CrisisCon19.

CrisisCon19: Reaching the Summit: Innovate to Elevate
October 16 to 18, 2019, Salt Lake City, Utah

Thank you to all who joined us for CrisisCon19 in Salt Lake City. Below is a list of all conference sessions. Select presentations are available for download.

Keynote Address
  • Updates from the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use; Elinore McCance-Katz, MD, PhD – Assistant Secretary, Mental Health and Substance Use (OAS), SAMHSA
Plenary Sessions
  • What if we had a 3 digit crisis number? Utah's Preparation Process; Doug Thomas – Director, Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
  • Three Digits, One Goal: The Potential Impact of 988 on the Lifeline Network; John Draper – Director, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
  • Plenary Panel and Q&A Discussion: A 3 Digit National Crisis Number: Impact on Crisis Centers; Richard McKeon – Chief Suicide Prevention Branch, SAMHSA, John Draper (Lifeline), Kimberly Myers – Suicide Prevention & Crisis Services Administrator DSAMH (Utah), and Amber Montero – Supervisor UNI Crisis and Diversion Services (Utah); Moderator: Jennifer Battle, NASCOD Board President
  • Beyond the Call: Enhancing Care for Veterans Crisis Line Callers; Kimberley Mullen, PhD, Director of Clinical Care, Veterans Crisis Line & James Wright, LPC, Chief of Staff, Veterans Crisis Line
  • Battling Gambling Addiction in the Military: Supporting Those Who Serve Us; Mary Drexler, MSW, Director of the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling
  • CONTACT USA Annual Meeting
  • NASCOD Annual Meeting
Systems Track
  • Supporting Families in Crisis: A Critical Point of Intervention; Rachel Chernick (Center on Addiction)
  • Crisis Centers and First Responder Partnerships; Edgar Wiggins (Baltimore Crisis Response) and Jessica Pfau (Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers)
  • Into Thin Air: Finding Sustainable Solutions to Funding and Relationship Challenges; Travis Atkinson (TBD Solutions) and Lucinda Mercer (Caring Contact)
  • 911, What is Your Emergency?; Kelly Clarke (Vibrant Emotional Health) and Shye Louis (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline)
  • Zero Suicide: Theory in Action; Mercedes Ingram and Jose Gonzalez (University Health System) and Caitlin Peterson (Suicide Prevention Resource Center)
  • A Caring Connection: Providing a Bridge to Community Supports; [also see handout] Greg Giardi & Stephanie Kelly (Samaritans on Cape Cod and the Islands)
Center Track
  • When Crisis Comes to the Crisis Center – Resources & Innovations in Continuity of Operations Planning; Christian Burgess (Disaster Distress Helpline)
  • Peer Support: The Front Lines of Crisis Intervention; Jacob Moore (NoStigmas)
  • Data and Quality Contact: Two Sides of the Capacity Coin; Elizabeth Matoushek (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) and Samantha Nadler (Crisis Text Line)
  • Supporting LGBTQ+ People: Competency & Representation in Crisis and Peer Support; Chris Bright and Tia Dole (The Trevor Project); IV Staklo and Kiyoshi Kohchi (Trans Lifeline)
  • Reframing & Resisting Coercive Interventions; Jess Stohlmann-Rainer (Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners) and Chris Maxwell (American Association of Suicidology)
  • Silence Breakers: Telephonic Interventions for Survivors of Sexual Assault; Jonathan Higgins and Lisa Jones-Chandler (Vibrant Emotional Health)
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Past Conferences
2019 - Reaching the Summit: Innovate to Elevate, Salt Lake City, UT
2018 - Gateway to Gold: Setting the Standard, St. Louis, MO
2017 - 
Unity in Hope--The National Crisis Center Conference, Buffalo, NY
2016 - Inspiring Hope--The National Crisis Center Conference, Phoenix, AZ
​2015 – Driving Change in your Community, Detroit, MI
2014 – A Grand Ole Opportunity: Creating Harmony in Your Crisis Center, Nashville, TN
2013 – Energizing the Life of the Crisis Center, Rochester, NY
2012 – Structuring Your Center for Success!, Albuquerque, NM

Questions?

Contact   Erin Abel,    Event Coordinator,    at   [email protected]. 

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