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Wednesday, August 29 • 10:00am - 11:00am
Community Conversations to Inform Youth Suicide Prevention: A Community Involved Study of Four Colorado Counties Experiencing Youth Suicide Clusters and Historically High Rates of Youth Suicide

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In late 2017, the Colorado Attorney General's Office contracted with Health Management Associates to lead efforts to better understand factors related to youth suicide in four Colorado counties with high youth suicide rates, including recent suicide clusters. The pproject included secondary data analysis, media analysis, key informant interviews, and focus groups with youth and adults. The study’s goal was to identify commonalities across/within counties of risk factors, protective factors and suicide prevention needs to inform suicide prevention.
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Shannon Breitzman

Public Health Professional, Health Management Associates
Shannon Breitzman, MA, is a principal with Health Management Associates’ Denver office where she provides leadership to public health and behavioral health projects. Her projects include health needs assessments, health improvement plans, strategic planning, design, implementation... Read More →
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Stephanie Denning

Principal - HMACS, Health Management Associates
Stephanie Denning, MPA, has worked in healthcare and health-related fields for more than 25 years. Her experience includes expertise in public health programs and systems, research writing and reporting, stakeholder engagement and facilitation, public policy, data management and analytics... Read More →
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Kelsey Leva

Youth Health and Development Planner, El Paso County Public Health
Kelsey Leva is a Youth Health and Development Planner with El Paso County Public Health. In this role, Kelsey facilitates local child fatality prevention efforts in partnership with the El Paso County Child Fatality Review Team (CFRT). Much of Kelsey’s work is focused on youth suicide... Read More →
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Sarah Robinson

Program Integration Manager, Mesa County Public Health
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Laura Warner

Deputy Director of Operations, San Juan Basin Public Health
Dr. Warner currently serves as Director of Health Promotion Services at San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) in Durango, Colorado. She oversees several programs that serve vulnerable populations, including SJBPH’s State Innovation Model (SIM) funding to improve access to comprehensive... Read More →

Wednesday August 29, 2018 10:00am - 11:00am MDT
Copper Conference Center, Upper Level - Bighorn C2
  Educational Session

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