Louisiana Dept. of Veterans Affairs 5th Annual Suicide Prevention Summit

151 South Wooddale Boulevard,Baton Rouge LA 70806

09 September, 2022

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Guest speakers include: Letosha Kelly, Program Monitor Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Behavioral Health Topic: Louisiana Governor’s Challenge to Prevent Suicide Among Service members, Veterans and Their Families Damion Johnlouis, Transition Assistance Advisor Federal Contractor Topic: Support for Transitioning Service Members and Their Families Patty Rives, LCSW, Executive Director Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center Topic: Suicide Prevention Support Services, Resources and Training Topic: Applied Suicide Prevention Intervention Skills Daphne Grady, Volunteer and Elizabeth Dole Caregiver Fellow National Alliance on Mental Illness Topic: National Alliance on Mental Illness Services Topic: Elizabeth Dole Foundation (Veteran Caregivers Support) Jeremy Brewer, LCSW, Clinical Navigator Tulane Center for Brain Health Topic: Tulane Center for Brain Health Dr. Gala True, Investigator South Central Mental Illness, Research, Education and Clinical Center, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System Topic: Veteran-Informed Safety Intervention and Outreach Network Valerie Saba, MS, CHES, Program Coordinator NAMI St. Tammany Topic: Mental Health First Aid Vendors in attendance include: Tulane University for Brain Health | Women Veterans Network | Hamilton Relay | Alive & Well | Vialink 211 | Bridge Center for Hope | Hero Program | City of Refuge | Songs of Survivors| Covington Behavioral Health | Victory Recovery Center | Southern University of New Orleans Office of Veterans Affairs | Veteran-Informed Safety Intervention & Outreach Network | Louisiana Department of Health – Office of Behavioral Health | Heart of Hospice