Here is a list of speakers and presenters, many of whom have previously spoken to Forefront audiences on suicide prevention and its connections to various topics and research. Use this resource to find and recruit a speaker for your next event, conference, or training. Forefront curates and regularly updates this list to offer a diverse range of experts. Please contact speakers directly for availability and booking arrangements.

Suicide Prevention (General)

Jeffrey Sung, MD
jsung@uw.edu
https://uwcspar.org/faculty/jeffrey-c-sung-m-d/

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Kira Mauseth, PhD
drkira@astrumhealthllc.org
https://astrumhealthllc.org/about/

Children, Youth, and Parenting

Dr. Elizabeth Dexter Mazza
Dr. James Mazza
info@mazzaconsulting.com
https://www.mazzaconsulting.com/

Kira Mauseth, PhD
drkira@astrumhealthllc.org
https://astrumhealthllc.org/about/

Kalisha Smith, LCSW
wisecounselservices@gmail.com

www.wisecounselservicesllc.com

Mental Health in Older Adults

Lesley Steinman
lesles@uw.edu
https://www.ncoa.org/author/lesley-steinman/

Firearm Safety

Brett Bass
the_feffen@yahoo.com

Veterans

Brett Bass
the_feffen@yahoo.com

Larry Pruitt, PhD
ldpruitt@uw.edu
Director, Suicide Prevention VA Puget Sound Healthcare System
https://psychiatry.uw.edu/profile/larry-pruitt/

Jeffrey Sung, MD
jsung@uw.edu
https://uwcspar.org/faculty/jeffrey-c-sung-m-d/

Lived Experience

Paige Gaines (Black Communities)
911sanejane@gmail.com
https://www.911sanejane.com/about-1

Intimate Partner Violence

Julie M Kafka, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor with the University of Colorado Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative
julie.kafka@cuanschutz.edu

Substance Use

Jason R. Kilmer, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington School of Medicine
jkilmer@uw.edu

Autism and Suicide

Lisa Morgan, MSW
lisamorganconsulting@gmail.com

Caitlin M. Conner, PhD, LCP
connercm2@upmc.edu