Schedule-at-a-glance

The online conference begins at 11a.m. ET on Friday, June 3, 2022

Sign language interpretation will be available for all sessions.

11am (ET): Welcome remarks by Dr. Regina Miranda, YSRC Director (Hunter College, CUNY)

11:15am-12:30pm: Building Bridges Over Troubled Waters: The Haven Youth Suicide Prevention Program. Keynote presentation by Drs. Sherry David Molock (George Washington University), Lena L. Green (HOPE Center), and Peter A. Wyman (University of Rochester School of Medicine).

12:30pm to 12:40 pm: Break

12:40pm to 1:40 pm: Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent session 1: Innovative qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods in youth suicide research. Brief presentations by Elisabeth Cosby (Vanderbilt University), Jaclyn Kearns (University of Rochester), Erica Rodriguez (Hunter College, CUNY), and Jonathan Singer (Loyola University). Moderator: Alexandra Hall Bettis (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)

Concurrent session 2: Suicide research among minoritized youth. Brief presentations by Colleen Katz and Eden Wall (Hunter College CUNY), Andrea Wiglesworth (University of Minnesota Twin Cities), Renjie Zhang (Teachers College, Columbia University), and Hannah Szlyk (Washington University in St Louis). Moderator: Lindsay Taliaferro (University of Central Florida)

Concurrent session 3: Strengths-based approaches in youth suicide research. Brief presentations by Roberto Lopez (George Mason University), Neha Parvez (Teachers College, Columbia University), and Carolina Vélez-Grau (New York University). Moderator: Jessica Hamilton (Rutgers University).

1:40pm to 2:55pm: Engaging youth advisory boards in suicide research

-Talk 1: Recognizing and Enhancing Adolescent and Community Health (REACH): Leveraging community based participatory research to enhance youth suicide and depression research. Drs. Jessica Hamilton (Rutgers University), Alexandra Bettis (Vanderbilt University), Kathryn Fox (University of Denver), Hannah Lawrence (Harvard Medical School), and Rachel Vaughn-Coaxum (University of Pittsburgh).

-Talk 2: Overview on the importance of youth engagement in research: Benefits and barriers. Dr. Astraea Augsberger (Boston University).

Moderator: Dr. Kiara Alvarez (Harvard Medical School)

2:55pm to 3pm: Break

3pm to 4:15pm: Context-specific considerations in calling 911 to manage suicide risk: The need for community-driven solutions. Conversation with Dr. Keyne Law (Seattle Pacific University), Greg Townley (Portland State University), Nikki Grant (Amistad Law Project), and Jason Tan de Bibiana (Vera Institute of Justice). Moderators: Alana Rule (George Washington University), Raksha Kandlur (Old Dominion University), and Dr. Catherine Glenn (Old Dominion University).

4:15pm to 4:55pm: Members’ Conversation

4:55pm to 5pm: Closing remarks. Dr. Ellen-Ge Denton (College of Staten Island, CUNY)