Kansas Suicide Prevention Coalition

Surveillance, Research, & Evaluation (SRE) Subcommittee Meeting
2023-12-14 15:00 - 16:00, 2023-11-09 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom

Annual Meeting Planning Committee Meeting
2023-12-14 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom

Community Engagement Subcommittee Meeting
2023-12-12 15:00 - 16:00, 2023-11-14 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom

Systems of Care Subcommittee Meeting
2023-12-11 15:00 - 16:00, 2023-11-13 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom

Kansas Suicide Prevention Coalition Meeting
2023-11-21 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom

Lenexa International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day Event
2023-11-18 14:00 - 17:00 | Lenexa Community Center @ 13420 Oak St, Lenexa, KS 66215
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is an event in which survivors of suicide loss come together to find connection, understanding, and hope through their shared experience.

Non-Loss Survivors may also register to attend.

Virtual International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day American Sign Language Event
2023-11-18 12:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
This event will be in American Sign Language ONLY

International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is an event in which survivors of suicide loss come together to find connection, understanding, and hope through their shared experience.

This event is for ASL Survivors of Suicide Loss only.

Hays International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day Event
2023-11-18 11:00 - 14:00 | Rose Garden Banquet Hall & Catering @ 2350 E. 8th Hays, Kansas
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is an event in which survivors of suicide loss come together to find connection, understanding, and hope through their shared experience.
Non-Loss Survivors may also register to attend.
There will be a lunch, a video and a speaker. It is a safe and comfortable environment with like minded individuals who are trying to heal, trying to understand, and who want to connect with those that have gone through the same thing. We encourage all to come and talk if you want to or just sit and listen and get what they can out of this day of remembrance and connecting. It helps us all to work toward healing, accepting, understanding & prevention for our future generations.

Wichita International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day Event
2023-11-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Wichita State University Community Engagement Institute @ 238 N Mead Wichita, Kansas
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is an event in which survivors of suicide loss come together to find connection, understanding, and hope through their shared experience.
Non-Loss Survivors may also register to attend.
Lunch will be served. Please join us for a day of healing, support, and community as we gather to remember our loved ones and enjoy a meal together in fellowship. Event will be in the Harvester Room and is co-sponsored by StopSuicideICT and the Sedgwick County Suicide Prevention Coalition.

Resource Development Subcommittee Meeting
2023-11-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Zoom

Annual Meeting Planning Committee
2023-11-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom

2023 Wichita Business Journals Mental Health Summit
2023-11-09 08:00 - 12:00 | Kansas Leadership Center, 325 E Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS, 67202, United States
The Wichita Business Journal is pleased to invite you to its first Mental Health Summit, sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas.
Mark your calendars for Thursday November 9, 2023 as our keynote and panel discussions discuss identifying mental health struggles in the workplace and how to connect essential support services to your team.
Agenda
8:30 – 9:00: Breakfast
9:00-9:30: Keynote: IDENTIFY: Indicators of mental health struggles in the workplace
Speaker: Eric Litwiller
9:30-10:15: Panel: CONNECT: Essential support services for mental wellness in the workplace
Panelists: Michael Brewer, Mental Health Association
Keith Dockter, Holland Pathways
Jessica Provines, Suspenders4Hope
Dawn Shepler, Wichita State University
Joan Tammany, COMCARE
10:30-11:30: Panel: ENGAGE: Fostering mental wellness in the workplace
Panelists: Ryan Baty, Mattress Hub & Sedgwick County
Kiersten Camp, Textron Aviation
Carrie Cox, AGH
Mary Jones, Mental Health Association
Ed O’Malley, Kansas Health Foundation

2023 Mental Health Symposium - Rural Minds Matter
2023-10-27 | Fort Hays State University, Memorial Union, Ballro, Hays, KS
The mental health crisis is strongly affecting rural Kansans. This event aims to bring our community providers and professionals together to provide valuable insight, knowledge, and treatment practices. By fostering collaboration, providing education, and sharing best practices, this symposium will empower attendees to make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients of all ages and the communities they serve.
This series is designed for advanced practice providers, nurses, social workers, counselors, school counselors, EMS, law enforcement, and any other professionals in the health/behavioral health field who work with youth or adult populations.
Register Now for a great learning opportunity provided by the KU Area Health Education Center!
For the itinerary and more information, click the link below:
https://kansassuicidepreventioncoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Rural-Minds-Matter-10.27.23.pdf

Annual Meeting Planning
2023-10-19 11:00

Systems of Care Subcommittee Meeting
2023-10-16 15:00

Community Engagement Subcommittee Meeting
2023-10-10 15:00

Resource Development Subcommittee Meeting
2023-10-10 14:00

Surveillance, Research, & Evaluation (SRE) Subcommittee Meeting
2023-10-10 09:00

NAMI Wichita's 2023 Candlelight Ceremony - Rekindling Resilience
2023-10-01 18:00 | Newman University Bishop Gerber Science Center Room 105
Every year, the Wichita affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) holds a Candlelight Ceremony on the Sunday that begins Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW), which is observed nationwide. Our goals are: (1) to educate people about serious mental illness, (2) to let people know that services are available for individuals suffering from mental illness, and (3) to reduce stigma.
This year, our Candlelight Ceremony to promote awareness of mental illness, will be held on Sunday evening, October 1, 2023, at Newman University, in the Bishop Gerber Science Center, room 105. This year’s speaker will be Ginger Healy, LCSW pediatric trauma therapist. She is currently the director of programs for the Attachment & Trauma Network. She co-anchors the podcast “Regulated and Relational” and speaks nationwide on therapeutic parenting and creating trauma-sensitive schools. She is the author of Regulation and Co-Regulation: Accessible Neuroscience that Brings Calm into the Classroom.
The evening starts at 6:00 PM with a reception and exhibits. The program, Rekindling Resilience, will begin at 7:00 PM.

Suspenders4Hope 5k & 1 Mile Memorial Walk
2023-09-30 09:00 | WSU Campus: Wichita, KS
Information: https://suspenders4hope.com/event/suspenders4hope-5k-run/
Registration: https://runsignup.com/Race/KS/Wichita/Suspenders4Hope5kand1Mile

10th Annual Alive & Running 5k
2023-09-29 09:00 | Dodge City YMCA: Dodge City, KS
Contact Compass Behavioral Health to register: (620) 227-8566

Submission Deadline for Youth Suicide Prevention Art Contest 2023
2023-09-29

Community Yellow Out
2023-09-29 | Dodge City, KS
Everyone is encouraged to wear yellow to support Suicide Prevention & Awareness

Community Conversations: Mental Health, Hope, and Healing
2023-09-28 17:30 | Hughes Metroplex: Wichita, KS
Link coming soon

Devin's Ride
2023-09-23 18:00 | Brit Spaugh Park: Great Bend, KS
$25 registration fee

Mi Salud Es Primero
2023-09-23 11:00 | Evergreen Recreation Center: Wichita, KS

Encountering Mercy in the Midst of Despair
2023-09-23 09:00 | St. Francis Assisi: Wichita, KS
