Pennsylvania Suicide Prevention Innovations Presenters: Govan Martin: Chair / Board of Directors

1. Pennsylvania Suicide Prevention Innovations Presenters: Govan Martin: Chair / Board of Directors Mary Brown: Treasurer / Board of Directors

3. Vision - To support those who are affected by suicide, provide education, awareness, and understanding by collaborating with the community to prevent suicide, and reduce the stigma associated with suicide. • Mission - To have a Commonwealth where every life is valued, that everyone has the support necessary to get help when needed, and that hope and healing abounds in every person.

4. Prevent Suicide PA is a Non-Profit 501 c-3 organization, previously known as “PA Adult Older Adult Suicide Prevention Coalition” (PAAOASPC). Recently merged with PA Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative (PAYSPI). Any and all funds raised by Prevent Suicide PA go right back into suicide prevention efforts in Pennsylvania.

5. 2018-2019 Grant Goals Goal 1: Awareness Promotion Goal 2: Trainings Goal 3: Task Force Support Goal 4: PSA Contest and School Support *OMHSAS funded grant

6. Goal #1Awareness Promotion a) Social Media & Marketing:. Website: www.PreventSuicidePA.org Facebook : www.Facebook.com/PreventSuicidePA Twitter: Prevent Suicide PA @PreventSuicideP b) Anti-stigma/Media campaign: “Drive Out Suicide”. https://www.facebook.com/DriveOutSuicide/ c) Awareness Event(s) for Suicide Prevention in September: A kickoff event, and other activities will be held in Harrisburg and throughout the Commonwealth during the week of Suicide Prevention Awareness Week in September 8 – 14, 2019 and throughout suicide prevention month, September.

9. Goal #1/Awareness Promotion (cont) • Host awareness events, such as Suicide Prevention Night at the Ballparks and other sporting events: Philadelphia - April 27, Harrisburg - May 3 Pittsburgh - May 4 https://www.preventsuicidepa.org/2019sportspartners/ e) Continue to build our “Video Project” for education; support and solicitation of donations. f) Working within the goals of the 2018 – 2022 PA State Suicide Prevention Plan, we are proposing targeting “gun shop” owners and events to make them aware of suicide risk with gun purchases by providing them with brochures to be included with each gun purchase.

10. Goal #2Trainings a) Sponsoring 2019 State Suicide Prevention Conference May 1 & 2, 2019, Harrisburg https://www.preventsuicidepa.org/2019-annual-conference/ • Various Suicide Prevention Trainings (QPR Instructor Training, QPR Gatekeeper, and QPR refresher courses, ASIST, AMSR (Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk) for clinicians, LOSS team training. https://www.preventsuicidepa.org/pspa-trainings/ • American Association of Suicidology Annual Conference – Sending 2 delegates to represent PSPA on April 25-27, Denver, CO • ‘Natural Listeners’ – training natural listeners in occupations such as Barbers, Beauticians, and Bartenders, etc., to educate/train/create awareness to identify warning signs and behavioral clues that many may see in their place of business.

11. Goal #3Task Force Support Prevent Suicide PAproposes to reach out to local Suicide Prevention task forces to learn about assistance, training, and resources needed within the local communities, as they usually have a clear understanding what is needed within their own communities concerning suicide and suicide prevention. Task Forces provide us with vital information, not only on how we can support their needs, but also on challenges that may need to be addressed more broadly through statewide initiatives. During this fiscal year we will begin to enlist the Task Forces to access data regarding trainings, community data and potential needs of their counties. In essence, they serve as the eyes and ears that drive many of our efforts. Regional task force meetings held in October & March/April 2019. https://www.preventsuicidepa.org/task-force-county-init/

12. Goal #4 (Public Service Announcement) Activities and School Support Prevent Suicide PAwill continue to host PSA activities as we have in previous years such as a poster contest to raise awareness of suicide and suicide prevention efforts across the Commonwealth. This contest includes audio, video, and poster categories. Prevent Suicide PA will also continue to assist and support the Commonwealth with the implementation of Act 71, focused on suicide prevention training and policy and procedure development within our schools. http://psa.preventsuicidepa.org/2019psa/https://www.preventsuicidepa.org/act71/

13. Upcoming Initiatives (2018-22) • Reduce access to Lethal Means of Suicide Risk - Gun Shop Project (based on the New Hampshire Gun Shop project) • Provide care and support to individuals affected by suicide deaths - LOSS (Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors) Teams • Increase timeliness and usefulness of data reporting systems relevant to suicide • Provide strategic training to natural listeners - Barbers, Beauticians, and Bartenders

14. Key Partnerships • OMHSAS (Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services) • PAVDRS (PA Violent Death Reporting System) • County Task Forces (approx. 45 county task forces) • Veterans Administration/National Guard • PA Legislators • Schools (PSA contest) • PA Forward (collaboration with Library system) • Sports partnerships • Attempt and Loss Survivors • Community (Various local awareness events)

15. Blair County “Columbia Protocol” App. • The Columbia Protocol App asks a series of questions to determine the level of risk of an individual. The user is shown a results screen that is based on the level of suicide risk from the assessment. The risk levels range from low to imminent risk and all provide appropriate steps based on this value. PowerPoint attached. (Jim Hudak, Blair County Administrator)

16. PSPA Connectedness Trainings Annual Conference

17. PSPA Connectedness (cont) Suicide Prevention Day at the Capitol

18. PSPA Connectedness (cont) Awareness Events

19. No one can do everything, but everyone can do something. And if everyone does something, then together we can change the world. Join us to change the world!