Suicide Prevention Conference
Start The Conversation
August 11th and 12th, 2022
Sioux Falls Convention Center
Conference Overview
The Department of Social Services, Division of Behavioral Health, in partnership with other state agencies, is excited to host the Start the Conversation: Suicide Prevention Conference.
This conference is an opportunity for individuals to come together to “Start the Conversation” to prevent suicide in South Dakota by reducing stigma and providing tools and resources. It features key speakers in the areas of veterans, youth, tribal communities, resiliency, and the general population as well as those with lived experience of suicide loss or survival. There is also an opportunity to get trained in suicide prevention trainings, such as Question, Persuade and Refer (QPR), Means Safety and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). CEUs will be available.
This conference is offered at no-cost due to grant funding. Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by SAMHSA through award SM083387 and award SM0839848.
Event Details
Date: August 11th from 10:00am-5:00pm CST
August 12th from 8:00am – 12:00pm CST
Optional Training Block on August 12th from 12:00pm-1:00pm CST
Location: Sioux Falls Convention Center
1201 N W Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Cost: No Cost to Attend
Questions: DSSPREVCONT@state.sd.us
Conference: Registration
Detailed Agenda: Coming soon!
Key Speakers
