United Way Broward\u2019s Coalition on Behavioral Health & Drug Prevention and the Broward Suicide Prevention Coalition invite the community to the inaugural Zero Suicide Broward County Town Hall on Saturday, October 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hazelle P. Rogers Multipurpose Community Center in Lauderdale Lakes.<\/p>\n
\u2022 This free public event will bring together mental health experts, community leaders and residents for meaningful conversations about suicide prevention, mental wellness and the importance of early intervention. <\/p>\n
\u2022 Attendees will gain practical tools and resources through educational sessions addressing SafeTALK, Talk Saves Lives and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), along with opportunities for networking and collaboration.<\/p>\n
\u2022 With Moderator Cassandra Evans, Broward County Community Partnerships Division, the Town Hall will feature speakers, a panel of experts and community advocates, including:<\/p>\n
Panelists:<\/p>\n
o\tDr. Francisco Isaza, 2-1-1 Broward<\/p>\n
o\tPaul Jaquith, Mental Health Association Southeast Florida<\/p>\n
o\tLaura Castro, Henderson Behavioral Health<\/p>\n
o\tCaptain Juan Velez, City of Lauderhill<\/p>\n
o\tMarisa Sotelo, Broward County Public Schools<\/p>\n
o\tJessica Jackson, Sandy Hook Promise<\/p>\n
o\tLara Underwood, NAMI Broward<\/p>\n
o\tAlan Mednick, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention<\/p>\n
o\tShantigra \u201c Shae\u201d Williams, Children\u2019s Services Council<\/p>\n
o\tSonia Phillip, The Fire Watch <\/p>\n
o\tAisha T. McDonald, United Way Broward<\/p>\n
Speakers <\/p>\n
o\tCassandra Evans, Broward County Community Partnerships Division<\/p>\n
o\tMayor Veronica Edwards Phillips, Mayor of Lauderdale Lakes<\/p>\n
o\tSuzette Fleischmann, Broward Behavioral Health Coalition<\/p>\n
o\tJessica Durant, Department of Children & Families, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Southeast Region<\/p>\n
o\tAlan Mednick, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention<\/p>\n
o\tAisha T. McDonald, United Way Broward<\/p>\n
o\tMaggie de Cambre Borges, United Way Broward<\/p>\n
o\tDr. Joan Osborne, BSPC Member & Family<\/p>\n
\u2022\tThe event invites all parents, students, educators, veterans, first responders, faith leaders, health care professionals and community members who are committed to building a healthier, more supportive Broward County, to attend.<\/p>\n
\u2022\tContinental breakfast and lunch will be provided.<\/p>\n
DETAILS: Register here: https:\/\/www.unitedwaybroward.org\/zero-suicide-broward-county-inaugural-town-hall-meeting <\/p>\n
For questions or more information, please contact Maggie Borges at mborges@unitedwaybroward.org or 954-308-9262<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"United Way Broward\u2019s Coalition on Behavioral Health & Drug Prevention and the Broward Suicide Prevention Coalition invite the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":436644,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250,4919,31917],"class_list":["post-436643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news","tag-kids","tag-lecture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436643\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}