Agenda

Thu
Aug 29
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Registration & Networking

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks

Julie Maas, LMSW
Suicide Prevention Director
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services

9:15 AM – 10:15 AM Keynote Speaker: Youth & Suicide

Buffy Peters
Director
Hamilton’s Academy of Grief & Loss

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Break and Networking

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Leveraging Community Financial Support for Suicide Prevention Education and Prevention Activities

Thomas C. Eachus, LISW
Executive Director, Black Hawk-Grundy Mental Health Center
Cedar Valley Suicide Prevention Coalition

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Guest Speaker: Suicide Prevention Among Young Adults

Nick Rosauer, LISW
Regional Manager – Behavioral Health Services
UnityPoint Health

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Guest Speaker: Suicide Prevention Among Middle Aged Adults

Amanda Schara, LMHC, CADC
Regional Director – Behavioral Health Services
UnityPoint Health – Allen Hospital

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch and Networking

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Coalition Sharing: Lessons Learned and Building Blocks

Facilitator: Deb Moeller, LCSW, LMSW
Community Engagement and Partnerships Coordinator
Iowa City VA Health Care System

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Break and Networking

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM Coalition Sharing: Unique Wins/Accomplishments and Tell Us Your Why

Facilitator: David Brown, PhD, LMFT, CFLE
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Break and Networking

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Guest Speaker: Understanding and Preventing Suicide in Older Veterans

Lori Reynolds, LISW
Community Engagement and Partnerships Coordinator
Central Iowa VA Health Care System

4:00 PM Closing, Evaluation, and Dismissal

Peggy Dickey, LISW
Community Engagement and Partnerships Coordinator
Iowa City VA Health Care System