Preventing Teen Suicide
Building Partnerships for a Stronger Community

May 13^th, 2004
Stoney Creek Municipal Centre
Highway 8 at Jones Rd
8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Lunch and refreshments will be provided

Background
Suicide is a complex and urgent public health issue. In 1997, Statistics Canada reported that suicide was the cause of death for 3700 people in Canada. This forum will provide people with an opportunity to explore community building and asset building and their role in suicide prevention. This is the third community forum aimed at increasing knowledge and awareness of suicide prevention. Please join us to learn more about this important topic.

The forum will provide participants with the opportunity to:

• Explore the role community and capacity building contributes to suicide prevention.


• Participate in a small group session on a specific topic area


• Build on the momentum and learning from the first two community forums.


• Network with others from a variety of sectors, including health, education, police, recreation, faith communities, and youth serving agencies, who are working with teens in Hamilton.

Agenda

8:30-9:00 Registration and coffee
9:00-9:30 Welcome, Introductions and Overview
9:30-10:15 First Speaker
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee
10:45 - 11:30 2^nd speaker
11:30- 12:00 Student Drama - Sir Winston Churchill
12:00 -1:00 Lunch and displays
1:00-1:45 3^rd Speaker
1:45 - 2:00 Coffee
2:00 - 3:00 Small group sessions
3:00 - 4:00 Panel Discussion

Small Group Sessions

A.      Victim Services - Get to know us! - Susan Richards

B.      Working with Volunteers

- Stephanie Oliver

C.      Publicity on a Shoestring

- Dave Weber

D.      Building relationships with other community agencies

- Carol Butler

E.      Nurturing Hope

- Dr. Heather Fiske

Registration Form

May 13, 2004

Name of participant: _________________________

Name of Agency, group, school: _________________________

Address:___________________________________________

City: _____________________
Phone: (   ) _________________
Fax: (   ) __________________
Email: ____________________

Afternoon Session I would like to attend (please list in order of preference. Every attempt will be made to match you with your #1 choice)

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2._________________________
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Speakers:

Dr. Heather Fiske: Dr. Fiske is a psychologist with 30 years experience working with suicidal people and their families and with survivors of suicide. Currently she is in private practice and active in clinical consultation, supervision and education. Her aim as a therapist and educator is to develop approaches that are respectful and client-centered, and that make use of each person's resources of hope and healing.

Carol Butler: Carol is the Community Director for Lamplight a charitable organization reaching out to teens to build self-esteem and give them life changing direction and support through their web-based response centre, media campaigns, school presentations and community events.

Anne Ehrlich: Anne has been on faculty at McMaster University in the School of Nursing and a PHRED (Public Health Research, Education and Development) consultant for the past 10 years. Anne has conducted research and evaluation projects in neighbourhood determinants to health, primary health care models in underserved urban and rural populations and providing equal access to public health programmes for ethno-culturally diverse community groups. Most of her knowledge and experience in community building comes from living and working for 8 years in Africa and raising sheep and her sons in rural Ontario.

Registration Information
Please return your completed registration form by one of the following methods:
Mail:

Andrea Carter, Suicide Prevention Resource Nurse
C/o Public Health and Community Services,
71 Main St. W.
Hamilton, ON
L8P 4Y5
Phone: 905.546.2424 ext 3216
Fax: 905.546.3658

Partners in this Initiative:

City of Hamilton
Salvation Army
Lamplight
Hamilton AIDS Network
Police
SIMS Advertising

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Andrea Carter, RN, BScN
Suicide Prevention Resource Nurse
Healthy Lifestyles and Youth Branch
Public Health & Community Services
71 Main Street West (Upper Ottawa Office)
Hamilton, ON L8P 4Y5
Phone: 905.546.2424 ext 3612
Fax: 905.546.3156
email: [log in to unmask]
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