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Tuesday, November 14, 2017, 1pm-2:00pm EST Facilitator: Bart Andrews Open mic recap of the best of CrisisCon17, with top take-aways from conference sessions.  Great for those that couldn’t be with us in person, but also a great opportunity for those who were there to talk about how they are going to operationalize new ideas atContinue reading “Peer Support Call – CrisisCon17 Recap Fabulous”

Tuesday, September 12, 2017, 1pm-2:00pm EST Guest speaker: Lisa Klein Don’t miss this peerinar!  Lisa Klein will join us to talk about her amazing documentary: The S Word. About The S Word: THE S WORD, a feature-length documentary, tackles one of the most unfathomable issues of our time by telling the stories of suicide attempt survivors,Continue reading “Peer Support Call – The S Word and Crisis Centers”

Tuesday, August 8th, 2017, 1pm-2:00pm EST Guest Presenter: Kimerberly Torguson   BACKGROUND: September is an opportunity to further promote resources and awareness about suicide and suicide prevention. As we plan ahead for this coming September, we are committed – as the national public-private partnership – to convening and uniting various partners around a single themeContinue reading “Peer Support Call – Suicide Prevention Month Alignment – National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention”

Tuesday, July 11, 2017, 1pm-2:00pm EST Beau Pinkham and Chris Maxwell Beau and Chris are back for Part II on the intersection of suicide and video games and implications for crisis centers.

Tuesday, June 13, 2017, 1pm-2:00pm EST Special Guest: The Amazing Sally Spencer Thomas United Suicide Survivors International is an independent international organization that serves as a home for people who have experienced suicide loss, suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts and feelings, and their friends and families — collectively known as people w/ lived experience withContinue reading “Peer Support Call – United Survivors & Appreciative Inquiry of People with Lived Experience”

Tuesday, May 9, 2017, 1pm-2:00pm EST Guest Rock Stars: Chris Maxwell and Beau Pinkham Beau Pinkham, Director of Crisis Intervention Services with the Crisis Center of Johnson County (IA) and Chris Maxwell, Coordinator of Member Engagement with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline will discuss the intersection of video games and suicide prevention, what it means forContinue reading “Peer Support Call – Don’t Die: Video Games and Suicide Prevention”

Tuesday, December 20 1pm-2:00pm EST Facilitator: Bart Andrews (BHR).  This will be a light Peerinar. Given recent discussions, thought it might be fun to talk about what we do to take care of staff and selves over holidays. How do we handle holiday schedules, what are our biggest wins and challenges.

Tuesday, November 29 1pm-2:00pm EST Facilitator: Bart Andrews (BHR).  Bart will facilitate an open conversation with attendees about their experiences supporting people in crisis post-election.

Thursday, October 13 2pm-3:30pm EST Presenters: Bart Andrews (BHR), Sandri Kramer (Didi Hirsch), Shye Louis (Lifeline), Chris Maxwell (Lifeline).  Have your lost a caller to suicide? Ever wonder how other agencies respond? Isn’t this one of the hardest we go through, period?  Time to have an open and honest conversation and learn from each otherContinue reading “Peer Support Call – Joint NASCOD/Lifeline Peerinar: Suicide Loss in Crisis Centers: How to Prepare and Respond”

NASCOD Members are invited to join Peer Support calls in order to benefit from the valuable experience of other members as well as receive support for the work we engage in. Our December Peer Support Call is: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 1:00 to 2:00 pm EST Panel: Meryl Cassidy, Karen Easter, Naomi Carey, Bart AndrewsContinue reading “Peer Support Call – December 17, 2013, Third Party Callers/Initiating Client Contact”