Stopping Suicide: A ...

About this Seminar Recording

This is the second part in a three-part symposium on suicide at BUSPH, including two keynotes. BUSPH symposia are conversations about things that affect the health of populations. These keynotes aim to address the persistent and daunting challenge of suicide. We are bringing top experts in the world to discuss causes and potential ways to prevent suicide to improve the health of populations.

Note: This seminar was developed and recorded by BUSPH. Our Dean’s Signature Programs bring speakers to our campus to engage in thoughtful conversations about the pressing issues of public health. They are open to our entire community, designed to inform, stimulate, and encourage groundbreaking discussion.

What you'll learn

At the end of the seminar recording, participants will be able to:

• Describe the history of goals set by global agencies for prevention of suicide and the trends in suicide over time.
• Describe association of suicide rates and geographic region, gender, race, age, and income level
• Identify elements of WHO’s Live Life, evidence-based recommendations for suicide prevention
• Discuss the NIMH suicide prevention priorities in health care to achieve 2025 goal of reducing suicide by 20%
• Describe the experience of at least two evidence-based interventions (e.g., fast-acting therapeutics; long-term interventions in childhood (e.g., good behavior game))
• Discuss how to use risk identification strategies to target preventative interventions

Moderator

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  Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH

  Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor, BU SPH

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Sandro Galea, a physician, epidemiologist, and author, is dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at Boston University School of Public Health. He previously held academic and leadership positions at Columbia University, the University of Michigan, and the New York Academy of Medicine. He has published extensively in the peer-reviewed literature, and is a regular contributor to a range of public media, about the social causes of health, mental health, and the consequences of trauma. He has been listed as one of the most widely cited scholars in the social sciences. He is chair of the board of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health and past president of the Society for Epidemiologic Research and of the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. Galea has received several lifetime achievement awards. Galea holds a medical degree from the University of Toronto, graduate degrees from Harvard University and Columbia University, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Glasgow.


Subject Matter Experts

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  Josh Gordon

  Director, National
  Institute of
  Mental Health

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  Devora Kestel

  Director, WHO Dept. of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

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Dévora Kestel is a senior mental health policy specialist with more than twenty five years of international experience in Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America, implementing and advising governments on national policies related to mental health systems. She is a strong advocate for the rights of people with mental health issues.
Ms Kestel obtained her MSc in Psychology from the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, in Argentina and her MSc in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK. After completing her university studies in Argentina she worked for 10 years in the development and supervision of community-based mental health services in Trieste, Italy. In 2000 she joined the World Health Organization (WHO) as a mental health officer first in Kosovo and then in Albania where she became the WHO Representative to Albania. In both countries, she worked closely with the Ministries of Health to help establish comprehensive community-based mental health systems.
In 2007 Ms Kestel joined the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) as the Sub-regional Mental Health Advisor for the English Speaking Caribbean Countries, based in Barbados. In 2011 Ms. Kestel was appointed to the position of the Regional Mental Health Advisor, at the headquarters in Washington DC, providing technical cooperation in the mental health field to the entire region. In 2015 she became the Unit Chief for Mental Health and Substance Use at PAHO/WHO. Over the years, Ms. Kestel has contributed to and co-authored to publications in the area of mental health.
Since 2019 Ms Kestel is the WHO Director of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Use.

Registration

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_{Acknowledgement: This project is/was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31685 “Regional Public Health Training Center Program.” This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.}

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