As we enter the fourth school year impacted by the COVID pandemic, youth mental health is in crisis, and educators and other professionals who work with youth are stretched thin providing support.

But there is hope. Resilience is a known protective factor for suicide prevention and mental health.

RECONSTRUCTING RESILIENCE is a three-part virtual conference series taking place throughout the 2022-23 school year, focusing on practical ideas and tools adults can use to support young people in developing the skills and resilience they need to recover from both the COVID and mental health crises.

Part 1 of this series titled A Pandemic Recovery Roadmap, took place on September 29, 2022 and featured esteemed presenters and a panel discussion.  The following are the event recordings and materials.

Keynote Presentation:

Behavioral Health Impacts of Covid-19 presented by Dr. Kira Mauseth, Ph.D., Washington State Department of Health.

PLEASE NOTE: Only those who registered for the event will be given viewing access to the keynote presentation.  Please see your email for the password.  To ensure access to future keynote presentations, please register for part 2 of our series. 

Forefront Suicide Prevention LEARN® Training:

Emma Mallonee, MPH, and Charlene Ray, LICSW, MSW present the Forefront Suicide Prevention LEARN® Training.  This 60-minute training gives people the knowledge and skills to prevent suicide in their community.

Lethal Means Safety Panel Discussion:

Moderated by Safer Homes, Safe Aware Manager Brett Bass, this panel brought together a cross-section of community leaders working to prevent access to the means of suicide in order to save lives.  Panelists include:  Jenny Arnold, PharmD, Washington State Pharmacy Association, Karyn Brownson, MSW, Public Health Seattle King County, Marybelle Camacho, LICSW, SUDPT, Social Work Department Seattle Children’s Hospital, Alex Sirotzki, MPH, Washington Poison Center, and Mike Sodini, Walk the Talk Initiative.

The Reconstructing Resilience Series is sponsored by the Washington State Department of Health, Boeing, and Seattle Children’s.  We thank them for their continued support of this series and look forward to Part 2, Promising Practices, on February 2, 2023. Special thanks also to Seattle artist DJ Alkimist for providing music for this year’s conference series.