Insight Blog
King County Resources
July 8, 2019
King County 24-Hour Crisis Line – Dial 800-621-4636 This line provides immediate help to individuals, families, and friends of people in emotional crisis. They can help you determine if you or your loved one needs professional consultation and can link you to the appropriate services. They are a primary source for linking Seattle-King County residents […] Read more »
Washington State Resources
WA State and Community Organizations Forefront Suicide Prevention UW School of Social Work (206) 543-1016 Safer Homes, Suicide Aware info@saferhomescoalition.org NAMI Greater Seattle (800) 782-9264 Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (206) 744-9430 Washington State Department of Health Washington’s Suicide Prevention Coalitions Washington State Suicide Prevention Plan Washington State Contacts Elizabeth Cayden, MSc, CPP […] Read more »
National Resources
Call or Text 988 988 is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential mental health hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Calls are routed to the nearest crisis center in a national network, where callers receive crisis counseling and mental health referrals. Crisis Text Line – Text HEAL to 741741 Crisis Text Line is free, […] Read more »
Larry Wright, Ph.D.
December 18, 2018
Dr. Larry Wright is the Center Director for Forefront Suicide Prevention. His career has focused on helping others lead full and healthy lives. As CEO of MENTOR/the National Mentoring Partnership, he worked with a network of state partnerships to close America’s mentoring gap. As COO of the state’s largest private scholarship provider, the College Success […] Read more »
Amanda Kerbrat, MSW, LICSW
October 19, 2018
Amanda joined the Comtois Lab team in 2004, just before graduating from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She continued to work on Dr. Comtois’ studies and for the Center for Healthcare Improvement for Addictions, Mental Illness, and Medically Vulnerable Populations (CHAMMP) while attending the Master of Social Work (MSW) […] Read more »
Molly C. Adrian, Ph.D.
July 23, 2018
Dr. Adrian is a clinical child psychologist focused on understanding the mechanisms underlying risk for self-injurious behaviors. She is particularly interested in augmenting adolescents’ emotion regulation competencies in service of preventing mental health problems generally, and self-injurious behaviors specifically. Dr. Adrian’s school-based research includes adapting dialectical behavior therapy skills components to be incorporated into 9th […] Read more »
Anna Ratzliff, M.D., Ph.D.
Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD is a national expert on collaborative care and specifically, on training teams to implement and deliver mental health treatment in primary care settings. Her passion for translating complex research ideas into practical real-world applications began when she received her MD and PhD in Anatomy and Neurobiology as part of the Medical Scientist […] Read more »
Caley Cook, MA
Caley Cook is a journalist, filmmaker and multimedia producer with feature and investigative bylines in publications such as Crosscut, The Evergrey, The Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, Elko Daily Free Press, San Diego CityBeat, CBS Sports and others. She received the 2013 Nevada Press Association Outstanding Journalist of the Year award, was a runner-up for […] Read more »
Brett Bass
July 17, 2018
Brett Bass is the Safer Homes, Suicide Aware Program Coordinator. He joins Forefront after years of volunteering on the Firearms Subcommittee of the Safer Homes task force. Brett enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve in 2006, completing Military Police School in 2007 as the Honor Graduate of his class. He reported to MWSS-473, Det. […] Read more »
INSPIRE in Postsecondary Education
June 20, 2018
INSPIRE in Postsecondary Ed: Promoting Behavioral Health & Preventing Suicide Forefront Suicide Prevention, with the INSPIRE Workgroup, developed a website aimed at supporting behavioral health and preventing suicide among students attending all 2-year and 4-year colleges and universities in Washington state. This website includes resources for both campus administrators, faculty, staff and mental health professionals, […] Read more »