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Department of Human Services
Dan Benson | County Executive
Taraun Tice McKnight, Esq. | Deputy County Administrator
& Director of Human Services
Board of County Commissioners
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HUMAN SERVICES NEWS
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
UPCOMING EVENTS
 
Wednesday, September 25, 2 – 3:30 p.m. ET
In honor of National Suicide Prevention Month, SAMHSA’s Suicide Prevention Branch is hosting a fireside chat on Black youth suicide prevention, featuring speakers from SAMHSA, young adults with lived experience, and experts in suicide prevention among Black youth. Research shows that from 2018 to 2021, Black individuals aged 10 to 24 experienced a 37% increase in suicides, the largest increase among racial groups. This webinar will highlight the efforts of SAMHSA's Black Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative and focus on actions to support youth in their communities. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights from experts and young people about addressing Black youth suicide, and to learn how to embed equity in suicide prevention efforts.
Participants and Moderators: SAMHSA Staff:
- Brandon Johnson, M.H.S., MCHES, Branch Chief, Suicide Prevention Branch, Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
- Amber Green, M.P.H., HCM, LSSGB, CMHS Public Health Advisor
- Ashleigh Husbands, M.A., CMHS Public Health Advisor
- Billina Shaw, M.D., M.P.H., FAPA, FASAM, CMHS Senior Medical Advisor
- Walker Tisdale III, D.S.W., M.P.H., LMSW, Public Health Analyst, Office of Behavioral Health Equity
- Janel Cubbage, M.S., LCPC, M.P.H., CMHS Public Health Advisor
Subject Matter Experts:
- Alex Crosby, M.D., Faculty, Morehouse School of Medicine
- Sonyia Richardson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Jasmin Brooks Stephens, Ph.D., Clinical Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Brittany Carradine-Clemoens, ME.d.; Director of Belonging, Suicide Prevention Resource Center
State Representatives:
- Josephine Ridley, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist/Coordinator, Black Youth and Young Adult Suicide Prevention (BYYASP) Initiative, Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation
- Hannah Harms, B.S., State Suicide Prevention Coordinator, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Youth Experts:
- Janiah Fields, Student, McDaniel College
- Charity Fisher, Founder, Homegrown the Collective; Student, Clark Atlanta University
- Jaelyn Bull, Healing Youth Alliance; Student, Bowie State University
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Through its offices and divisions, the Department of Human Services provides funding to community-based organizations for those organizations to provide direct services to Mercer County residents. The department does not provide direct services to Mercer County residents, but directs Mercer County residents to where they can access services. With this funding, the Department of Human Services complies with procurement practices in accordance with the New Jersey Public Contracts Law 40:A:11-1 et seq.
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Mercer County, New Jersey
Mercer County Administration Building 640 South Broad Street P.O. Box 8068 Trenton, NJ 08650-0068
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