Prevent Suicide Greater Milwaukee First Annual Conference

NATIONAL PRESENTERS

Contact:
Adrienne O'Neil                                                     FOR
Immediate Release

Phone
Number: 414.336.7970

Email: adrienne@mhawisconsin.orgbring
lifesaving information to Milwaukee

First Annual Suicide Prevention Conference to be Held
in Milwaukee October 25, 2013

Strategically
following National Suicide Prevention Month in September, the challenging topic
is a recent memory for some. For others it’s a far off thought or even a daily
worry. Suicide however, is a topic everyone should be learning about as it can
affect anyone.

Prevent
Suicide Greater Milwaukee, a branch coalition of Prevent Suicide Wisconsin,
along with Milwaukee County’s Behavioral Health Division, Dry Hootch, GLS, Mental
Health America of Wisconsin, and UW-Milwaukee will be presenting a full day
conference focused solely on Suicide Prevention. While providing extremely
valuable information the planning committee set out to offer the conference at
a low cost to insure the message was presented to anyone who was interested.
The cost is $30 or $45 for those interested in the 5.5 continuing education
credits.

The training, conveniently
located at the Milwaukee County War Memorial will feature Dr. Patrick Corrigan a licensed clinical
psychologist providing services for people with serious mental illnesses for
more than 30 years. He was principal investigator for the Chicago Consortium
for Stigma Research. It will also feature Dr. Jeffrey Garbelman who has worked extensively in maximum security
settings, developing expertise in the area of suicide assessment. He will be
training all who attend in the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
which will include a certification. 

There will be a panel discussion with Dr. Steve Dykstra, a licensed psychologist with Milwaukee County's
Mobile Urgent Treatment team and Dr.
Brian Fidlin a clinical psychologist at Children’s Hospital and
nationally recognized speaker on the areas of pediatric brain development,
substance abuse and dependency. Lastly, the audience will hear from Michael Orban the Author of the book
“Souled Out: A Memoir of War and Inner Peace”. Michael is a war veteran who has
45 years of experience with combat PTSD.

Registration and more information can be found at: http://www.mhawisconsin.org/psgm-conference.aspx