Suicide Postvention Conference Proposals

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Submit a proposal to speak at the 13th Annual National LOSS Team Conference!

LOSS Community Services is hosting the 13^th Annual National LOSS Team Conference on Tuesday, October 15 and Wednesday, October 16, 2024. This conference is being held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215.

Proposal Submission is currently open, closing Friday, June 14, 2024.

Notifications of Acceptance begin the week of July 15, 2024.

We desire a diverse and broad representation in our programming. The National LOSS Team Conference will draw together over 200 LOSS team members, clinicians, prevention specialists, organizations, coroner offices, and businesses focusing on the postvention side of suicide prevention from around the country!

This year’s theme is Equipping [the bereaved, LOSS teams, clinicians] for the Future. The Active Postvention Model has become a movement! We are looking toward the future of that movement, and acknowledging that Postvention empowers survivors to have a future. We invite proposals that highlight these topics. Potential areas include, but are not limited to:

LOSS Team development and sustainability
Clinical grief support for survivors
Survivor stories
Trauma-informed care
Peer-support
Forensics Investigator/Coroner perspectives
Supporting diverse populations
LOSS Team funding
LOSS Team volunteer recruitment and team building
Support Groups
Outreach to loss survivors
Rural considerations
Suicide prevention for survivors

Presenters will receive registration for the 2-day conference at no cost. For addition questions, please contact team@losscs.org.

Proposal Submission

Conference Proposals 2024

Presentation Title

Presenter(s)

Category/Topic

Presentation Level

Introductory

Intermediate

Advanced

Presentation Type

Learning Objectives

All abstract submissions must include three learning objectives. “At the completion of this presentation, participants will be able to…”

Brief Summary

Your summary should be suitable for sharing with general audiences on the conference website and schedule of offerings. (max 200 words)

Abstract

Your abstract should be a precise description of your presentation content. Abstracts should be in paragraph format, with no bullet points, and all acronyms and abbreviations must be defined. (max 1000 words)

References/Citations

Please provide any references and/or citations

Primary Contact

The primary contact is the designated contact person for the presentation. Please select the person who can most reliably communicate with the Suicide Postvention Program Team leading up to the conference, if your proposal is accepted.

Name

First

Last

Phone

Address

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal

Country

Business/LOSS Team Association

Disclosure

All presenters will be required to disclose relationships with commercial entities. This is necessary to comply with accreditation policies and for sessions to be approved for CEU credit

LOSS Community Services recognizes the importance of safe messaging. Speakers who are selected will be expected to follow best practices for reporting on suicide as outlined on https://reportingonsuicide.org/recommendations/#dodonts

Speakers will be asked to submit their slide deck for review prior to their presentation.

Agreement to the following statements is required in order for your proposal to be accepted:

By submitting this proposal, I am making a professional commitment to present at the 13th Annual National LOSS Team Conference hosted by LOSS Community Services. I understand that I do not receive any monetary compensation or reimbursement for any expenses incurred in the process of preparing for and attending this conference. I affirm that this proposal is not intended to sell or promote products or services.

If accepted, I understand that the 13th Annual National LOSS Team Conference will schedule my presentation according to what is best for the attendees. I understand that the National LOSS Team Conference is not able to fulfill special scheduling requests. I understand that only the National LOSS Team Conference reserves the right to record and redistribute my presentation as part of the National LOSS Team Conference materials.

If accepted, I will prepare my presentation to the best of my ability and will meet all deadlines required.

I have read and agree to the terms of the 13th Annual National LOSS Team Conference

I do not agree to the above statements and understand that my proposal will not be accepted

If you are human, leave this field blank.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Submit a proposal to speak at the 13th Annual National LOSS Team Conference!

Proposal Submission

Learning Objectives

Brief Summary

Abstract

References/Citations

Primary Contact

Disclosure

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