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Presenter: Lisa Firestone, Ph.D. and Kevin Hines
Free Webinar
60 Minutes
How can you know when someone is suicidal? What can you do to reach out and help?
This free Webinar will give you the ability to see when someone needs help and will teach you the tools to be able to reach out and take the steps to help them.
Dr. Lisa Firestone and suicide attempt survivor Kevin Hines, shed light on what goes on in the mind of someone who is suicidal.
They teach participants to be able to identify the signs for suicide as well as to help a person stay alive when they feel suicidal.
By educating ourselves about suicide and increasing our awareness of what we can do, we can all help to save a life.
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About Lisa Firestone
Dr. Firestone is the Director of Research and Education at The Glendon Association. An accomplished and much requested lecturer, Dr. Firestone speaks at national and international conferences in the areas of couple relations, parenting, and suicide and violence prevention. Dr. Firestone has published numerous professional articles, and most recently was the co-author of Sex and Love in Intimate Relationships (APA Books, 2006), Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice (New Harbinger, 2002), and Creating a Life of Meaning and Compassion: The Wisdom of Psychotherapy (APA Books, 2003).
About Kevin Hines
Kevin Hines is a global speaker, author and mental health advocate who reaches audiences with his story of an unlikely survival and his strong will to live. Two years after he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder (at 19 years of age), he attempted to take his own life by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. He is one of only 34 (less than 1%) to survive the fall and he is the only Golden Gate Bridge jump survivor who is actively spreading the message of living mentally healthy around the globe.
In 2012, he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding work as a suicide prevention advocate and speaker by the National Council of Behavioral Health. He has also been recognized by SAMHSA as a Voice Awards Fellow and Award Winner, an Achievement Winner by the US Veterans Affairs, and he has received a Three Star Marine General’s Medal Award in addition to his numerous accolades. Kevin’s will to live and stay mentally well has inspired people worldwide. His compelling story has touched diverse, global audiences with university campuses, high schools, corporations, clergy, military, clinicians, health and medical communities, law enforcement organizations, and various conferences.
