The conference features nationally and internationally recognized experts in the field of suicide prevention and substance use. This event will be completely virtual via Zoom. 

• September 17, 2021
• Rethinking Suicide Prevention- Eric Caine, MD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry, URMC 
• Promoting Social Connection to Prevent Suicide- Kimberly Van Orden, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, URMC
  September 24, 2021
• Understanding the Connections Between Partner Violence & Suicide- Catherine Cerulli, PhD, JD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, URMC
• Interrelationship of stigma, mental health, and substance use- Kenneth Conner, PsyD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, URMC.
  October 1, 2021 
• Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces: Role of Faith Communities in Mental health of African American Youth- Sherry Molock, PhD, Associate Professor, George Washington University 
• Suicide among Hispanics in the United States- Caroline Silva, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, URMC 
• October 8, 2021
• Suicide in Later Life-Clinical and Public Health Perspectives- Yeates Conwell, MD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, URMC 
• The loss survivor experience, in their own words-Panel discussion- Missy Stolfi, M.ED, Area Director, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention