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Youth Suicide Prevention Summit I
December 9, 2020
Summit Core Team
Maribeth Leonard – Lifeways Community Mental Health
Carl Rice – Lifeways Community Mental Health
Scott Hutchins – Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
Dana Billings – Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
Michael Leathead – Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
Judy Williams – Michigan School Counselors Association (MSCA)
Amy Chapman – Michigan Association of School Social Workers (MASSW)
Sara Lewandowski – Michigan Association of School Psychologist (MASP)
Nick Jaskiw – Michigan Association of School Psychologist (MASP)
Presentation Speakers and Topics
Luke Meerman, Member of the Michigan House of Representatives – Introduction
Allen Tien, MD, MHS, Founder, President, and Chief Science Officer mdlogix – Integrating Science and
Practice: Strengthening our Suicide Prevention Ecosystem
Paul Quinnet, PhD, Founder and CEO of the QPR Institute, & Brian Quinnet, MS, National Training
Director and QPR Master Trainer – Gatekeeper Suicide Training
Elizabeth Koschmann, PhD, Director of TRAILS (Transforming Research into Action to Improve the
Lives of Students) – Universal Supports for Students That Exhibit Signs of Depression and Anxiety
Melissa Reeves, PhD, past-president of the National Association of School Psychologists – Threat
Analysis and Association Between Mental Illness and School Safety
Video Links
1. Introduction
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2. Integrating Science and Practice: Strengthening our Suicide Prevention Ecosystem
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3. Gatekeeper Suicide Training
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4. Universal Supports for Students That Exhibit Signs of Depression and Anxiety
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5. Threat Analysis and Association Between Mental Illness and School Safety
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