Suicide Awareness Panel

Description

Suicide rates in the United States have risen nearly 30% since 1999, and mental health conditions are one of several factors contributing to suicide.

In 2013, suicide was:

• the second leading cause of death among ages 15-24 years
• the second leading cause of death among ages 25-34 years
• the fourth leading cause of death among ages 35-54 years
• the eighth leading cause of death among ages 55-64 years

This is becoming a national epidemic that requires a multi-faceted approach. The panel will discuss current trends in suicide as well as screening tool(s) and intervention to bring awareness to the problem. While we may not have all the answers to address the increase in suicidality, sharing and bringing awareness is a critical piece of confronting this problem. Learn more about the event and the presenters online.

Panelists:

• Reginald E. Bannerman, RN, MSN, MBA, NE-BC (School of Nursing '97, '99, '03), director of nursing at Children's National Medical Center in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, shift director at the Howard County General Hospital, and an adjunct faculty member at George Washington University's School of Nursing
• Holly C. Wilcox, Ph.D. (School of Public Health '03, '05), a psychiatric epidemiologist and associate professor in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, with a joint appointment in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine with an expertise in suicide, depression and violence prevention research
• Patty R. Wilson, RN, PhD, PMHNP-BC, the co-principal investigator of the Passport to Freedom program and a faculty member at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing with a clinical practice and research focus on improving the lives of those who have experienced trauma and working to create community-based interventions that address social determinants of health and promote health equity in underserved minority populations
• Melinda Walker, RN, BSN, BC, the ECT nurse coordinator with dual specialties in psychiatric and post anesthesia care as well as the lead nurse at Johns Hopkins Hospital Brain Stimulation Unit and a board-certified psychiatric nurse at Johns Hopkins Hospital

This event is hosted by the Johns Hopkins Healthcare Affinity Group.