All meetings will be joint meetings of the Alliance between the
Illinois Suicide Prevention Strategic Planning Committee
and
Illinois Suicide Prevention Coalition.
Meeting Announcements
Carol Wozniewski
Coalition Chair for 2006
Illinois Suicide Prevention Coalition is dedicated to the efforts of professionals and citizens alike, who have donated their time over the past four years to author the Illinois Suicide Prevention Strategic Plan, modeled after the National Suicide Prevention Plan.
You are invited to become a participant in preventing suicide deaths and restoring hope to those who have lost hope. We encourage all interested citizens to advocate and implement goals and objectives that reduce this tragedy using a positive, public health approach.
If you, the reader of this site, are in need of support for a mental health crisis:
Please call 1-800-273-TALK(1-800-273-8255) or 1-800-SUICIDE(1-800-784-2433)
Pictured with Senator Richard J. Durbin and Senator Barack Obama are the following Illinois Suicide Prevention Coalition members:
Shelly Wood, Egyptian Public and Mental Health; Marianne Krauss, Jason Foundation; Angie Brechlin, Swedish American Hospital; Shannon Neal, college student; Judy Ashby, Life Savers Training Corporation; and Sherry Bryant, Suicide Prevention Services
Sherry Bryant, Lora Thomas, Carol Wozniewski, and Jennifer Martin attend the PREVENT Institute in North Carolina in January 2007 to develop a strategic plan for implementation of suicide prevention efforts. In the next 8 months, the plan will be coordinated with the Suicide Prevention Alliance with a final visit to North Caroline in August for review and adoption.
Illinois team at the Regional Conference on Suicide Prevention at Pittsburgh in May, 2005 (Standing, L to R) Fee Habtes, Glen Steinhausen, Gordon Feidler, Morton Silverman, Ahruna Jha, Judy Ashby, Peter Guitierrez, Sherry Bryant; (Seated, L to R) Stan Lewy, Joe Kerouac, Jennifer Martin, Chris Le, Carol Wozniewski, Pat Reedy.
39 "Question, Persuade, Refer" Trainers were educated at a Springfield Conference.
Governor's appointed Illinois Suicide Prevention Strategic Committee meets to form its goals and vision. Commissioned by the Suicide Prevention Treatment and Education Act, the Governor's committee will oversee and monitor the publication and implementation of the Strategic Plan for Illinois.
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