YSRC Sixth National Conference
Meeting the Moment: Integrating Community, Arts, and Data Innovation to Advance Equity in Youth Suicide Prevention
July 7 - 9, 2026
(begins 4pm ET on July 7 and ends 5pm ET on July 9)
Note: In-person registration for the YSRC Conference is currently closed. However, virtual registration remains open! if you would like to be placed on the waitlist for in-person registration, please email youthsuicideresearch@gmail.com
2026 Conference Details
Description:
Youth suicide prevention demands approaches that are as dynamic, diverse, and creative as the communities we serve. Meeting the Moment is a time designed to bridge community-based practice, artistic expression, and leading-edge research to advance equitable, culturally responsive solutions for youth mental health and suicide prevention.
This free conference (July 7 – 9, 2026) brings together community organizations, youth-serving professionals, educators, researchers, artists, policymakers, and young people to explore innovative strategies that center lived experience, cultural strengths, and real-world applicability to advance our understanding of youth suicide prevention. We aim to create a reflective, collaborative space where rigorous methods, meaningful data, artistic practice, and lived experience are brought into dialogue to strengthen equitable prevention for historically marginalized youth.
Participants will engage with sessions highlighting:
Community-driven programs supporting youth mental health and wellbeing
Arts-based and creative methods for prevention, healing, and engagement
Data innovation, including participatory methods, equitable analytics, and youth-centered evaluation
Partnership models that meaningfully connect academic research with on-the-ground practice
Strategies to address inequities in youth suicide prevention across cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic contexts
Place: New York University Tandon School of Engineering. Brooklyn, New York.
Format: Hybrid (In-person and virtual)
Sponsored by:
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Hunter College and The Hunter College Foundation
Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
The Jed Foundation
Revived Residential
Hunter College Giving Day campaign donors (including YSRC members, family, and friends)
Conference Schedule-at-a-glance
July 7 — Tuesday (Day 1)
3:00pm ET: In-person check-in
4:00pm ET: Welcome remarks by Dr. Regina Miranda
4:15pm ET: Opening remarks by Dr. Jorge Petit, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
4:30pm-5:30pm ET: Opening keynote speakers (Dr. Rosa Gil & Commissioner Dr. Ann Sullivan w/ Dr. Kiara Alvarez as moderator)
5:30pm-6:00pm: 30 min break
6:00pm-7:00pm ET: Welcome reception (in-person only)
7:00pm-8pm ET: Dance performance by Legacy Women and youth art exhibit by Black Girls Smile and Directing Change (in-person only)
July 8 — Wednesday (Day 2)
[Note: Virtual programming on Day 2 is only available 9am-12:30pm]
8:30am ET: In-person check-in and breakfast
9:00am-9:15am ET: Welcome remarks, with breakfast
9:15am-10:45am: Concurrent Sessions
Session 1: Body Mapping Workshop (in person only; pre-registration required)
Session 2: Creative Expression as Suicide Prevention
Session 3: Innovative Suicide Prevention Strategies in the Community
(15-minute break)
11am-12:30pm: Concurrent Sessions
Session 1: Models of Community-Engaged Suicide Prevention Strategies
Session 2: Centering Youth Voices in Youth Suicide Research
Session 3: Youth Suicide Research among Minoritized Youth
(Note: Virtual Programming ends at 12:30pm ET)
12:30-2pm: Lunch & Posters (in-person only)
2:00pm-5pm ET: Braiding Data Team, led by Dr. Pamela Morris-Perez (in-person only)
5pm-6pm ET: YSRC Members Meeting (in-person only)
July 9 — Thursday (Day 3)
8:30am ET: In-person check-in and breakfast
9:00am-9:15am ET: Welcome remarks
9:15am-10:45am: Concurrent Sessions
Session 1: Roundtable policy panel — Dr. Audrey Erazo Trivino (Associate Commissioner of NY State Office of Mental Health), Dr. Roberto Lewis-Fernandez, and Leadership at Life is Precious, w/ Dr. Jazmin Reyes-Portillo as moderator
Session 2: Social Support in Youth Suicide Prevention
Session 3: Global Perspectives on Youth Suicide Prevention Strategies
(30-minute break)
11:15am-12:30pm ET: Keynote speaker (Dr. Michael A. Lindsey, NYU)
12:30-2pm: Lunch & Posters (in-person only)
2:00pm-3:30pm: Concurrent Sessions
Session 1: Systemic Approaches to Youth Suicide Prevention
Session 2: Culturally Responsive Suicide Prevention Approaches
Session 3: Digital and Clinical Approaches to Youth Suicide Prevention
3:30pm-4:00pm ET: Closing remarks
Venue Directions
The YSRC conference will be held at NYU Tandon @ The Brooklyn Navy Yard. Below are directions to get to NYU Tandon.
Tandon @ The Yard is located in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, on the third floor of Building 22. Prior to your arrival, you will receive an email with a QR code. You will need to have access to the pass in order to check in at the security gate.
Driving, Lyft & Uber:
Whether you are driving or requesting a car, the address is 299 Sands St, Brooklyn, NY 11205 for the closest Navy Yard entrance. You can drive through the gate with the QR code, and a security guard will let you through, but only registered vehicles can park.
Public Transit:
The Brooklyn Navy Yard is bike friendly. There are bike lanes and bike racks for employees and registered visitors. Citi Bike stations are located both inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard and in the surrounding neighborhoods.
The closest subway stations to Building 22 are the F train at York St and the A and C trains at High St – Brooklyn Bridge Station. You can walk (0.6 miles) from either station in roughly 10-15 minutes. The Q, R, and B trains also stop at DeKalb Station which is about a 20-minute walk (0.9 miles) from the Navy Yard.
The buses B67, B62 and B69 all stop on the corner of Sands St and Navy St, and the NYC Ferry Astoria Route stops at Dock 72 in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Free Shuttles:
Your QR code will give you access to the Brooklyn Navy Yard Shuttles. Check the LIVE MAP to check shuttle status.
If you are having issues getting onto campus, this email is monitored for rapid response: tandonattheyard@nyu.edu
Hotel Near the NYU Tandon
For your convenience, the YSRC partnered with Hilton Hampton Inn to provide rooms for the conference attendees. The hotel is within walking distance to NYU Tandon @ The Navy Yard (11-minute walk). Please, click here to book your room, but you must book by June 15th to get the conference rate.
If you would rather chat with someone, you can call the hotel at 718-875-8800. You can also dial 1-800-HILTONS for central reservations. The YSRC group code is "940".
Other Walking Distance Hotel Recommendations:
Short Public Transit Ride (15–20 minutes)
Where to Eat Near the NYU Tandon
Things to do Nearby
Explore DUMBO and walk across the iconic Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge
During the summer, enjoy seasonal programming at Brooklyn Bridge Park, including outdoor movie nights and events
Browse local shops, art galleries, and the Brooklyn Flea under the Manhattan Bridge
Go kayaking for free with Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse
Visit the Timeout Market for a variety of food
Visit Williamsburg and relax at Domino Park
