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In this video interview, Sarah Brummett, Office of Suicide Prevention Director, shares how Colorado’s state infrastructure for suicide prevention has allowed for focused attention on addressing the issue, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key learnings Sarah shares include: - The CDC’s suicide prevention technical package can be used to cross-check local identified and prioritized strategies and make the case to partners that there is research backing specific prevention strategies. - State government has an important role to play in braiding and blending funds to invest in local communities

In this video interview Mego Lien, Prevention Services Division Manager, Behavioral Health Services Department of Santa Clara County, shares how Santa Clara County, California has used the technical package and how the suicide prevention program has adapted its strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key learnings Mego shares include: Suicide and suicide prevention are complex and require us to work collaboratively on a wide range of strategies. - The CDC’s suicide prevention technical package helps communities understand best available research and apply fundamental public health models. -

This brief presentation provides an overview of the Intersections Initiative, which is funded by St. Joseph Community Partnership Fund and co-facilitated by Prevention Institute. PI’s Katie Miller speaks to the background, theory, methods, and findings from the three-year initiative. Guest speaker Dan Schurman from St. Joseph Health, Sonoma County, talks about his partnership’s experience working upstream to address housing equity following a series of devastating wildfires.

As the school year gets underway, local governments and community-based partners across the country are seeking to increase support for young people and prevent adverse childhood experiences and youth suicide. The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the lives of millions of children across the US. The education system has pivoted toward online learning and hybrid models in a way it has never done before, out-of-school activities have been suspended, and families are facing increased stressors. This means young people need alternative opportunities for social connection. This Prevention