SOS Survivors of Suicide Support Group
Raleigh, North Carolina
is pleased to sponsor

The Third Annual NC Conference for

Survivors of Suicide

... for those who are struggling to heal after the suicide of a loved one.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A PAST EVENT

Saturday, November 20, 2004
8:00am-4:00pm

UNC-Chapel Hill
School of Social Work
Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building
301 Pittsboro Street CB #3550
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3550
(directions available here)

Registration Fees
(parking and lunch included)
$15 per person
$10 for each additional family member
please register by November 4

Download the flyer (Microsoft Word format)
Download the registration form (Microsoft Word format)
View information about the keynote speaker

For more information, contact conference@trianglesos.org.

Read an article from the November 22, 2003 News & Observer (Microsoft Word format)

Agenda

• 8:00am - Registration
• 8:30am - Welcoming Remarks
  • Jack Richman, Dean, School of Social Work, UNC at Chapel Hill
  • Phil Morse, Primary Organizer of Survivors of Suicide Conference
• 8:45am - Keynote Speaker
  • Meggan Moorhead, Ed.D., Professor, Dept. of Psychology, UNC at Chapel Hill (more about the keynote speaker)
• 9:45am - Break
• 10:00am - Panel Discussion: “Surviving The Suicide Of A Loved One”
• 11:00am - Survivors Panel Discussion, Q & A
• 11:30am - Lunch
• 12:00noon - National Teleconference by satellite
  • Opening Remarks
    • Robert Gebbia, Executive Director, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
  • Opening Ceremony
    • Mary Pat McMahon, Survivor and Chair, AFSP Survivor Council
  • The Doctor Is In: Suicide Prevention and Bereavement
    • Joan Esposito, moderator (survivor, Chicago, IL)
    • Dr. J. Raymond DePaulo Jr. (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD)
    • Dr. John T. (“Terry”) Maltsberger (Harvard University, Boston, MA)
  • Surviving Suicide Loss: A Panel Discussion
    • Joan Esposito, moderator (survivor, Chicago, IL)
    • Stephen Akinduro (survivor, Columbus, GA)
    • Pat Kendall (survivor, Missoula, MT)
    • Erin Lewis (survivor, Miami, FL)
    • Roger Wells (survivor, Hampstead, NH)
  • Closing Remarks
    • Joanne Harpel, Survivor and AFSP Director of Survivor Initiatives
  • Closing Ceremony
  • A Message of Hope and Healing
• 1:30pm - Break
• 2:00pm - Survivors Break-Out Groups
  • Discussion and support for those who have lost a Spouse/Partner, Child, Parent, Sibling, Friend/Relative/Coworker or Client, to suicide
• 3:30pm - Closing Remarks
  • Larry Bernstein, Facilitator, SOS Support Group Raleigh, North Carolina