Lincoln's First Suicide Prevention Conference

Tuesday 10th September 2019 - World Suicide Prevention Day

Venue: The Showroom, Tritton Road, Lincoln, LN6 7QY

Time: 09:00am-17:00pm (Please try to attend ALL day)

Lunch and all refreshments included - plus free parking!

Suicide Prevention - A Conference addressing Suicide Prevention. With guest speakers sharing their research, telling their lived experiences with their own mental health, and sharing good practice. Including workshops by NWCH trainers and a guest trainer in the afternoon based around three key topics; Suicide Prevention in Young People, Suicide Prevention in Adults, Suicide Prevention in the LBGT+ Community.

NWCH is passionate about suicide prevention and being able to see any warning signs early on, so we can support others to address the key concerns in clients lives. Through counselling and support at our dedicated hub in Lincoln we help many people who have suicidal ideation and/or intention. This conference is aimed at practitioners, front line workers, counsellors, therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, PSHE leads in Schools, pastoral teams in schools, clinicians, GP's and mental health practitioners.

Agenda (STC):

Keynote speakers:

Morning Speakers:

Alexis Powell-Howard, MD Fortis Therapy & Training, Men’s Mental Health & Suicide Prevention

Kyle Walker, Founder Positive Connections, External Diet & it’s impact on us

Plenary: Suicide; What does it look like

Ryan Anderton, Founder Recycle Yourself Campaign, Suicide what is it and my wellness tool

Samantha Kendall, Director SK First Aid Training, Mental Health & Crisis Situations on the Ambulance Services

Plenary: Suicide; Lived Experience

Thomas Dunning, speaking from his own experience

Emily Nuttall, speaking from her own experience

Charley James, speaking from her own experience

Plenary: Suicide; Prevention & coping strategies

Robert Glenton, Founder Upbeat, Suicide and Personality Disorders

Martin Pemberton, Director Rhomb Associates, The 1 to 11 – Wellness Recovery Action Plan

Naomi Watkins, CEO NWCH, What we can learn from Australia & New Zealand

Afternoon workshops:

Workshop 1 – NWCH - Suicide Prevention in Young People

Workshop 2 – Phil Anderton (Guest) ADHD 360 - Suicide and ADHD

Workshop 3 - Owen Lewis (Guest) - Suicide Prevention in LGBT+ community