Event Registration
Ohio Suicide Fatality Review Best Practices Summit
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM ESTLocation: Quest Conference Center, 9200 Worthington Road, Suite 400, Westerville, OH 43082
Registration ends on 11/4/2024
Event Description
The Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation (OSPF), in collaboration with the Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services (OhioMHAS), and the Ohio Department of Health, invites you to attend the first ever Ohio Suicide Fatality Review Best Practices Summit! This day-long learning summit will invite suicide fatality review stakeholders from around Ohio (local health departments, mental health boards, coroners, death investigators, pathologists, suicide prevention coalitions, etc.) to learn about best practices from local and national fatality review experts in the field. Ohio communities interested in starting a suicide fatality review (SFR) board AND existing fatality review boards are invited to attend to learn from your peer SFRs around the state and other experts.In September 2021, Ohio legislation passed that offers guidelines for communities when implementing a suicide fatality review board. Since the passing of this legislation, over 30 Ohio counties are now operating suicide fatality review committees in their communities. However, SFR as a prevention initiative is still fairly new, and many stakeholders across the state have expressed the desire to receive practical advice and technical support when establishing their committees. As many of you know, data and recommendations deriving from suicide fatality reviews can be a novel way to produce robust recommendations and inform prevention initiatives into community-level suicide prevention efforts. As such, SAMHSA and the VA have held multiple Suicide Mortality Review (SMR) Academies, inviting over 20 States and Territories to develop action plans to support suicide fatality review initiatives in their communities. Ohio participated in the inaugural SMR Academy in 2023 and now has the chance to become a leader in this work. This Ohio Suicide Fatality Review Best Practices Summit is one of the direct results of our statewide multisectoral partnership, alongside the help of SAMHSA and VA guidance to support local SFR development in Ohio.
WORKSHOP COMPONENTS:
This single-day in-person summit will focus on what has worked and what hasn't worked in Ohio in the space of suicide fatality review. The content in these sessions will primarliy be led by SFR committee stakeholders in our state already facilitating these committees. You will walk away from this Summit with practical advice and resources to assist your community when implementing SFRs.
Sessions will be include, but not be limited to, the following topics:
- Overview of Suicide Fatality Review (SFR) as a Best Practice
- How to Implement an SFR According to the Ohio Revised Code
- Gaining Suicide Fatality Review Community Stakeholder Buy-In
- Roles and Responsibilities of SFR Members
- Best Practices for SFR Facilitators
- Including Suicide Prevention Coalitions into SFRs & Implementing Recommendations
- Psychological Autopsy & Suicide Death Investigations
- Overview of Local Data Management Systems for SFR
- Best Practice Approaches for Hybrid SFR Committees (with Overdose Review, etc.)
- Panel of Rural, Appalachian, & Urban Community SFR Facilitators
- Mock SFR Committee Meeting - Live Demonstration
- ...AND MORE!
November 12, 2024
Registration begins at 7:45 a.m.
Program begins at 8:30 a.m.
| Registration Fee: $25.00 |
An application for continuing education credits is in process for the following license holders in the State of Ohio:
- Social Workers
- Prevention Professionals
- Counselors
- Psychologists
For Ohio's County Coroners & Medical Examiners, this event will count toward the continuing education requirements as outlined in ORC 313.02.
Terms & Conditions:
Payment, or arrangements for payment, must be made prior to the event. You will receive an email confirmation upon completion of the electronic registration process, but you will not be officially registered to attend the conference until payment has been received and you have received a receipt of payment.
You will receive a final confirmation of your registration once your payment has been processed. Thank you again for registering to attend the Ohio Suicide Fatality Review Best Practices Summit!
Cancelations must be made in writing/email to Todd Hollett at fiscal@ohiospf.org. Cancelations received after November 1, 2024 will not be refunded.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR SPONSORS & PARTNERS!
