Upcoming Events @ NSU
Suicide Prevention Week
September 12th, 2011 12noon
Jackie Rosen, Florida Initiative for Suicide Prevention (FISP)
Maltz Psychology Building, Room 2050
Title: "How Does the Family Survive After a Suicide?"
Description: The PowerPoint presentation and Handouts include the signs of suicide, the grief process, methods that survivors can use to help them heal, Myths and the different way each family member deals with grieving.
September 13th, 2011 12noon
Dr. Gene Cash, Center for Psychological Studies (CPS)
Maltz Psychology Building, Room 2050
Title: "Suicide: Preventable Tragedy"
Description: This presentation is designed to provide mental health professionals and graduate students with basic information and
assessment skills needed to help prevent suicide attempts and completions among children, adolescents, and young adults.
September 14th, 2011 12noon
Dr. Scott Poland (CPS) and Dr. Douglas Flemons (SHSS), NSU Office of Suicide & Violence Prevention
Maltz Psychology Building, Room 2055
Title: "Brown Bag: Increasing the Safety Net at NSU"
Description: Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for college students and NSU has dedicated many resources towards the prevention of suicide. Dr. Flemons and Dr. Poland who are the Co-Directors of the NSU Suicide and Violence Prevention Office will be sharing important prevention information.
September 15th, 2011 12noon
Grace Carricarte, M.S. Ed., Executive Director of The Ganley Foundation
Maltz Psychology Building, Room 2050
Title: Understanding Youth Depression & Suicide
Description: Depression, Suicide defined and statistics, Youth depression and vulnerabilities, risk factors and warning signs for
suicide, intervention, prevention and protective factors, etc.
Pain Awareness Month
September 8th, 2011 12noon
Dr. Jose Rey, College of Pharmacy & CPS
Maltz Psychology Building, Room 2045
Title: Pharmacotherapeutic Modalities in Pain Management
September 9th, 2011 12noon
Dr. Stephen Russo & Renee Glick, CPS
Maltz Psychology Building, Room 2055
Title: Psychological Aspects of Pain
September 29th, 2011 12noon
Ben Greenberg, M.S. CPS Psychology Trainee
Maltz Psychology Buildling, Room 2055
Title: Biofeedback and Pain Disorders
Guest Speaker from Active Minds
October 25th, 2011 12noon
Jordan Burnham
DeSantis Building Room 1048/1049
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
For more information, please see flyer.
Out of Darkness Walk
November 20th, 2011 9am
To register for the walk and/or donate: Out of Darkness Walk @ NSU