Kevin Purcell displays his Letter of Recognition from the Cook County Correctional Facility recognizing his successful efforts to intervene with a high suicidal person.
Judy Ashby, winner of 2005 "Sherry Bryant" Volunteer of the Year Award, and Sten Lewy, outgoing 2005 chairperson of Illinois Suicide Prevention Colation, display their awards.
You are invited to read an article about ILSP Coalition member Judy Ashby and her son Steven Wikel published in the September, 2006 issue of The Southern Health Magazine. Note: the photo of the young man accompanying that article is a file photo which does not picture Steven Wikel.
National Association of Social Work (NASW) has announced the winner of the Social Worker of the year 2005 for Illinois, Sherry Bryant, LCSW, CADC, LMFT, Fox Valley Social Worker in private practice in Oswego. More...
Summary of September Conference 2004,
Springfield, Illinois
One hundred forty-five people attended the three day conference which included a full-day of training for 'Question, Persuade, Refer' taught by Paul Quinnett, author and expert in public health programming for prevention and intervention for citizens and professional alike. More...
Representatives from Illinois met with Amy Tenhouse, aid in Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert's office in Washington D.C. to discuss suicide prevention efforts. Standing (L to R): Claude Lee, Amy Tenhouse, Margie Smith, and John Ulrich. Seated (L to R): Bonnie Bunkle, Sherry Bryant, Lidia Bernik (Assistant Director of Suicide Prevention Action Network).
Southern Illinois Suicide Prevention Summit Held on May 14, 2004
The Illinois Suicide Prevention Strategic Committee was thrilled to welcome
fifty-two people who attended the full-day Southern Illinois Suicide Prevention Summit in Carbondale. Forty people also participated in the two-hour training session from 3-5 p.m. on Suicide Prevention Training for CEU's. More...Photos...
It's So Preventable
Six days before Christmas 1993, Todd Bryant made the most important decision of his life. As the world around him cheerfully prepared for the holiday, the 22-year-old was experiencing a despair so profound, he couldn't face the future. More...
Attendees participate in the Southern Illinois Suicide Prevention Summit in Carbondale, led by Judy Ashby, Coalition Member and director of LifeSavers program in Carbondale.
