Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Community-Based Suicide Prevention Grants Programs: Proceedings of a Workshop (2025)
Chapter: Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
Appendix A
Workshop Agenda
Workshop on Best Practices for Implementation and Evaluation of a Non-Clinical Community-Based Suicide Prevention Grants Program
April 29, 2025
National Academy of Sciences Historic Building
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Lecture Room
And Via Webcast Accessible on the Event Page:
https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/44866_04-2025_best-practices-for-implementation-and-evaluation-of-a-suicide-prevention-grants-programs-a-workshop
AGENDA
(All Times Eastern Daylight Time)
| 9:00 am | Welcome and Workshop Goals |
Daniel J. Weiss, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Carl A. Castro, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California; Chair, Workshop Planning Committee | |
| 9:15 am | Sponsor Perspective Matthew A. Miller, Office of Suicide Prevention, Department of Veterans Affairs |
| 9:25 am | Setting the Stage: Examples of Non-Clinical Community-Based Suicide Prevention Programs |
| Session Introduction Carl A. Castro, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California; Chair, Workshop Planning Committee | |
| USAA Face the Fight David Rozek, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | |
| Suicide Prevention and Opioid Addiction Services (SOS) Program Brandi Jancaitis, Virginia Department of Veterans Services | |
| White Mountain Apache Suicide Prevention Program Mary Cwik, Johns Hopkins University Novalene Alsenay Goklish, Johns Hopkins University | |
| Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Suicide Prevention Program SAHMSA Native Connections Grants Program Richard McKeon, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | |
| 10:15 am | Best Practices for Program Development and Oversight and Grantee-Level Implementation and Performance Metrics |
| Session Introduction Daniel Friend, Mathematica; Member, Workshop Planning Committee | |
| The Public Health Approach and Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Alex E. Crosby, Morehouse School of Medicine |
| Models for Effective Community Suicide Prevention Elly Stout, EDC; Member, Workshop Planning Committee | |
| Developing Logic Models for Evaluating Community-Based Interventions Corbin Standley, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | |
| Comprehensive Technical Assistance to Support Program Outcomes Carrie Farmer, RAND | |
| Design of Actionable Dashboards for Supporting Program Implementation and Oversight Itzhak Yanovitzky, Rutgers University | |
| 10:50 am | BREAK |
| 11:00 am | Best Practices for Program Development & Oversight and Grantee-Level Implementation & Performance Metrics, continued |
| Moderated Panel Discussion, Part One: Lessons Learned from Examples of Non-Clinical Community-Based Suicide Prevention Programs | |
| Moderator Colin Walsh, Vanderbilt University; Member, Workshop Planning Committee | |
| Panel Members Mary Cwik, Johns Hopkins University Novalene Alsenay Goklish, Johns Hopkins University Brandi Jancaitis, Virginia Department of Veterans Services Richard McKeon, SAMHSA David Rozek, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | |
| 11:40 am | BREAK |
| 11:45 am | Best Practices for Program Development and Oversight and Grantee-Level Implementation and Performance Metrics, continued |
| Moderated Panel Discussion, Part Two: Expert Insights on Program Development and Oversight and Grantee-Level Implementation and Performance Metrics | |
| Moderator Colin Walsh, Vanderbilt University; Member, Workshop Planning Committee | |
| Panel Members Ebony Akinsanya, CDC Foundation Alex E. Crosby, Morehouse School of Medicine Carrie Farmer, RAND Elly Stout, EDC; Member, Workshop Planning Committee Corbin Standley, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Christine Walrath, ICF Itzhak Yanovitzky, Rutgers University | |
| 12:30 pm | Audience Q&A |
| 12:45 pm | LUNCH |
| 1:45 pm | Best Practices for Program Evaluation |
| Session Introduction Diana Clarke, American Psychiatric Association; Member, Workshop Planning Committee | |
| From Program Evaluation to Comprehensive, Community-Based Suicide Prevention Evaluation: Lessons Learned from the Field Kristen Quinlan, EDC | |
| Multi-site Community-Based Suicide Prevention Program Evaluation: An Example from the Field Christine Walrath, ICF | |
| Moderated Panel Discussion | |
| Moderator Diana Clarke, American Psychiatric Association; Member, Workshop Planning Committee |
| Panel Members Mary Cwik, Johns Hopkins University Novalene Alsenay Goklish, Johns Hopkins University Brandi Jancaitis, Virginia Department of Veterans Services Richard McKeon, SAMHSA Tanha Patel, CDC Foundation Kristen Quinlan, EDC David Rozek, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Christine Walrath, ICF | |
| 2:55 pm | Audience Q&A |
| 3:10 pm | BREAK |
| 3:20 pm | Best Practices for Communicating Program Results |
| Session Introduction Bernice Pescosolido, Indiana University Bloomington; Member, Workshop Planning Committee | |
| Best Processes for Strategic Communication of Program Results Jeff Niederdeppe, Cornell University | |
| Data Storytelling: Best Practices for Communicating Impact Corbin J. Standley, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | |
| Moderated Panel Discussion | |
| Moderator Bernice Pescosolido, Indiana University Bloomington; Member, Workshop Planning Committee | |
| Panel Members Mary Cwik, Johns Hopkins University Novalene Alsenay Goklish, Johns Hopkins University Brandi Jancaitis, Virginia Department of Veterans Services Richard McKeon, SAMHSA Jeff Niederdeppe, Cornell University Corbin Standley, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Itzhak Yanovitzky, Rutgers University |
| 4:20 pm | Audience Q&A |
| 4:35 pm | BREAK |
| 4:40 pm | Synthesis and Key Takeaways Carrie Farmer, RAND |
| 4:55 pm | Closing Remarks Carl Castro, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California; Chair, Workshop Planning Committee |
| 5:00 pm | ADJOURN WORKSHOP |
