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Suicide Prevention Conference 2016 Press Release
1. Media Contact: Jack Futty
Wexner Medical Center Media Relations
614-293-3737 May XX, 2016
Jack.Futty@osumc.edu
OSU STAR PROGRAM HOSTS STATEWIDE SYMPOSIUM TO FOCUS HOW SUICIDE AFFECTS FAMILIES
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The OSU Harding Behavioral Health’s Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (STAR)
Program and the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services will be hosting their third annual
suicide prevention conference titled “Suicide and the Family” on Friday, May 13 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at
the Ohio Union Performance Hall, 1739 North High Street.
Media representatives are asked to contact Media Relations at 614-293-3737 to make arrangements to cover this
event. Parking is available in the Ohio Union South Garage.
The conference will feature Clark Flatt, President of The Jason Foundation, Inc. as a speaker. The foundation
was started after Flatt’s son Jason became a statistic of the “Silent Epidemic” of youth suicide. Clark now uses
this program to educate and equip individuals with the tools they need to identify and assist at-risk youths. The
foundation created the “Jason Flatt Act” which has now been passed in 17 states including Ohio and works
within Teacher’s In-Service to teach youth suicide awareness and prevention.
Speakers that will be presenting at the Suicide Prevention Conference also include:
John Campo, MD, Chair, Department of Psychiatry, The Ohio State University
M. Katherine Shear, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University, Director, Association for
Clinical Psychosocial Research
2. Glenn Thomas, PhD, Clinical Director of community-based services for Behavioral Health at
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio
State University
Natalie Lester, MD, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
The STAR Program, an initiative of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and OSU Harding
Behavior Health, improves lives by developing and delivering trauma-informed clinical services and
educational programs to help those suffering the ravages of trauma and related mental illness. Centered on
stress and resilience gained through cutting-edge research.
For more information or to register for the conference, please contact Caitlin Willet at 614-688-7976.
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Contact: Jack Futty, Medical Center Public Affairs and Media Relations, 614-293-3737 or
Jack.Futty@osumc.edu
