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The project team for the Preventing Suicide Network (PSN) is made up of professionals and consumers from a variety of backgrounds. Each member, however, holds sacred the commitment to use the power of technology to prevent suicide.

Clinical and Project Management Team

The Clinical and Project Management Teams are comprised of the following Principals and Associates of iTelehealth, Inc.:

  • Loretta Schlachta-Fairchild PhD, Project Manager & Principal Investigator for the PSN & President & CEO, iTelehealth, Inc.
  • Victoria L. Elfrink RNBC, PhD, Co- Principal Investigator & Clinical Lead Developer & Senior Associate, iTelehealth, Inc.
  • Elizabeth L. Young Weeden, M.A., P.C., Senior Content Developer
  • Mitra Rocca, Technical Team Lead

To view the individual profiles of the clinical and project management teams, visit iTelehealth, Inc. at:

http://www.itelehealthinc.com/management.asp


Technical Team

The technical team is comprised of the following principals and associates of Consortium Research Management Incorporated (CRMI):

  • Guisseppi Forgionne, PhD- Senior Technical Developer
  • Fen Wang, PhD (c) - Technical Developer
  • Diana Wang, PhD (c) - Technical Developer
  • Gloria Wren, PhD – Technical Developer
  • Paul Bachman, PhD – President, CRMI

To view the individual profiles of the technical team, visit iTelehealth, Inc at:

http://www.itelehealthinc.com/management.asp


Advisory Consultants

American Association of Suicidology Consultants

Founded in 1968, the goal of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) is to understand and prevent suicide. AAS’s members include individuals such as: mental health and public health professionals, researchers, crisis center volunteers, survivors of suicide and a variety of lay persons who have an interest in suicide prevention. The AAS has collaborated with the development of the Preventing Suicide Network through the use of AAS member experts who have served as consultants to the project. AAS Project consultants include:

  • Mark Goldblatt, MD –- Harvard University
  • Tom Ellis, PhD – Marshall University
  • Paul Granello, PhD – Ohio State University
  • Diane Ryerson-Peake, MSW – Greeley Colorado
  • Kim Obbink - Burns Telecommunication Center, Montana State University
  • Denise Pazur - Parent Volunteer & Marketing Consultant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
  • Alan Berman, PhD – Executive Director of American Association of Suicidology

Other consultants

Other consultants contributing to the development of the Preventing Suicide Network are:

  • Marion Ball, Ed.D, Informatics Expert Consultant
  • Rudy Spraycar, PhD, Unified Modeling Language Expert-Annapolis Junction, MD
  • Mary Sprague, MS, Health Sciences Librarian - The Ohio State University
  • Ed McCoy, The Business Clinic- Marketing and Commercialization Strategy

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What to do to help
>Treatment Resources
>>What to do in an emergency  
>>Suicide hotlines
>>Facilities
>>Mental health providers
>>Legal considerations
>>Standard treatments for suicide ideation
>>What to do as a survivor of suicide
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>>Assessment information
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>>What to do as a professional survivor of suicide
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Last Updated: July 2004