2023 PSW CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS |
13th Annual Prevent Suicide Wisconsin Conference
Prevent Suicide Wisconsin, Wisconsin's statewide public private partnership for suicide prevention administered by Mental Health America of Wisconsin, and the Conference Planning Committee are accepting presentation proposals for the 2023 Prevent Suicide Wisconsin (PSW) Conference: Holding Space, which will take place as an online event Thursday, April 13, and Friday, April 14, 2023.
EXTENDED Session Proposal Deadline: Friday, February 3, 2023
Notification emails will be sent on or before: Friday, February 24, 2023
EXTENDED Session Proposal Deadline: Friday, February 3, 2023
Notification emails will be sent on or before: Friday, February 24, 2023
Proposals that demonstrate evidence-based or promising practices, enhance practical skills, support recovery, and energize people are invited to apply. All proposals should demonstrate adherence to appropriate language and messaging around suicide and suicide prevention. See resources on messaging here: https://www.preventsuicidewi.org/prevention-messaging. If including Wisconsin suicide data, presentations should use data from the state suicide prevention plan or other WI and national sources: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/p02657.pdf.
Selection will be based on the following criteria:
1. Presenter qualifications and responsiveness,
2. promotion of evidence-based information/best practices,
3. integration of the experiences of communities at high/disproportionate risk of suicide (Specific Racial and Ethnic Groups, LGBTQ+ Youth, Military Service Members and Veterans, Men in the Middle years, Rural/Farm populations, etc.), and
4. the direct inclusion of presenters with lived experience of suicide loss, attempts, and/or thoughts (Note: lack of presenters with lived experience will not disqualify proposal).
1. Presenter qualifications and responsiveness,
2. promotion of evidence-based information/best practices,
3. integration of the experiences of communities at high/disproportionate risk of suicide (Specific Racial and Ethnic Groups, LGBTQ+ Youth, Military Service Members and Veterans, Men in the Middle years, Rural/Farm populations, etc.), and
4. the direct inclusion of presenters with lived experience of suicide loss, attempts, and/or thoughts (Note: lack of presenters with lived experience will not disqualify proposal).
All proposals must be submitted online using the survey below. Please email Cara at cara@mhawisconsin.org with any questions.