Thank you for attending our Maui Suicide Prevention Awareness Mini Conference: Building Connection and Honoring Culture to Save Lives on October 2, 2020! We hope you enjoyed the conference and were able to takeaway valuable information about suicide prevention. Below you will find the slide decks and recordings of several breakout sessions and keynote speakers.
As a reminder, please do not share these links with anyone who did not register for the conference.

Morning Keynote:

The Intersection of Hope and Resilience
Presenter:
Suzanne Pearlman, MA
Owner and Principal Consultant, dePearl & Associates, LLC
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Lunchtime Keynote (Audio Only):

The Power of Sadness
Presenter:
Virginia “Virgie” Cantorna RN, PsyD.
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Breakout Session 1:

Developing and Testing a Patient Navigation Intervention to Prevent Suicide in LGBTQ Youth & Young Adults
Presenter:
Kristen Wells, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, San Diego State University
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Operation SAVE
Presenter:
Justin Fienhold, LCSW, CSAC
Suicide Prevention Coordinator
VA Pacific Islands Health Care System
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Breakout Session 2:

Hope, Help, and Healing: Culturally Embedded Approaches to Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Postvention Services with Native Hawaiian Youth
Presenter:
Deborah Goebert, DrPH
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine
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Many Paths to a One-way Door
Presenter:
Adam Coles, MD
Clinical Director
Maui Family Guidance Center
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Breakout Session 3:

Building Community Resilience and Engagement in Hawaiʻi: Braving the negative impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health
Presenter:
Mestisa Gass, PsyD
Program Director
Mental Health America of Hawaii
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The Spiritual Dimension of Suicide Prevention
Presenter:
Reverend John Tomoso, MSW
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