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Wisconsin Warrior Summit: Suicide Prevention Conference

 

About the Summit

The Wisconsin Warrior Summit is a one-day event for those interested in learning and sharing information about veteran suicide prevention activities in Wisconsin. Attendees will also gain insight into national efforts in veteran suicide prevention and network with other organizations focusing on veteran suicide prevention. The 2024 summit was held on May 13 in Green Bay. We look forward to seeing everyone in 2025!
Warrior Summit Intro Photo

2024 Summit Recap

Session titles and speakers from this year’s Wisconsin Warrior Summit are included below:

  • Opening Keynote: The Armory Project: Lessons and Findings from a Community-Partnered Approach to Preventing Firearm Suicides - Gala True, PhD
  • Remembering the Lost: Findings and Implications - Sara Kohlbeck, PhD, MPH and Brian Michel, JD
  • Film Screening and Panel: By My Side – Panelists: Vicki Topaz, BY MY Side director and producer; Emilio Gallegos and service dog, BY MY SIDE cast members; David Tellefsen and service dog – Fond du Lac County Veteran Service Officer; Mark Flower – Peer Supporter and Army Veteran
  • Breakout 1A: VA SAVE Training – Speaker: Kylene Occhietti, Suicide Prevention Coordinator at Milo C. Huempfner VA HCC
  • Breakout 1B: Suicide Risk Management in Research Involving Remote Data Collection
  • Breakout 1C: Waupaca County Coaster Exchange – Speakers: Bob Bohr, American Legion member and Waupaca County Suicide Prevention Coalition member; Hailey Prosek, Epidemiologist at Waupaca County Department of Public Health; Mary Jo Tomaras, Waupaca County Suicide Prevention Coalition member
  • Breakout 2A: Hooah Am I? – Speaker: Erich Roush, Director of Clinical Training for MCW’s new BRAVE program
  • Breakout 2B: Evolution of the Live Today – Put It Away program – Speakers: Dona Drew, Community Engagement and Partnership Coordinator at Zablocki VA Medical Center; Mark Flower, Veteran Peer Specialist at MCW; Marissa Mielke, Community Engagement and Partnership Coordinator at Appleton/Green Bay VA Outpatient Clinics; Peter Borucki, Veteran Peer Specialist at MCW; and Pete Glowinski, Veteran Peer Specialist at MCW
  • Breakout 2C: Stigma of Seeking Mental Health Services – Speaker: Scott Katzka, Director of Green Bay Vet Center
  • Closing Keynote: Genuine Veteran Engagement – A Two-Way Street: A 15 Year Conversation with a Veteran and a Researcher – Speakers: Zeno Franco, PhD and Mark Flower

Contact the Division of Suicide Research and Healing

We would love to chat with you about any of our research or programming! Contact us using the information below.

Sara Kohlbeck, PhD, MPH

Director

skohlbeck@mcw.edu
(414) 955-7667

Tricia Monroe, MEd, CHES

Postvention Program Manager

Jacey Kant, BS

Research Program Coordinator