Emergency Medical Services & Injury Prevention System Branch

Sept. 1: Fight 4 Each Other Brown bag lunch (Rob Swanson, Col USAF Ret.) – You Are Not Alone, Tripler Army Medical Center, Kyser Auditorium. 10:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.

Sept. 1: Mayor Kawakami proclamation (Kauaʻi Prevent Suicide Task Force) at 6 p.m., Hokuala Ocean Course

Family support group (NAMI Hawaii): safe and supportive space for individuals and families impacted by mental health conditions. (Free, virtual, 09/02/2023, 11/04/2023, 10:00 AM). To register: anisa@namihawaii.org, 808-591-1297

Out-of-Darkness Walk (AFSP): walk to fight suicide. (In-person, Oahu, Maui, Molokai). To register: https://afsp.org/chapter/hawaii

Sept. 9: From Dark to Light (9th MSC Suicide Prevention, Hawaii Dog Foundation), local dog rescue and suicide prevention resource fair. 10 a.m. — 1 p.m. at Field of Hero’s Courtyard, 1557 Suehiro Road, Bldg.1557, Ft. Shafter Flats, Honolulu

Sept. 11: Mayor Mitch Roth proclamation (Hawaii Island Prevent Suicide Task Force) at 2 p.m., Aupuni Center, Hilo

Sept. 12: Suicide Prevention Training Day. 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. at U.S. Army Garrison Hawai’i. Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) Bldg. 556, 344 Heard Ave., Schofield Barracks

Sept. 12: Sign-waving with Hawai‘i Island Prevent Suicide Task Force, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo and Hawai’i Community College at 4:30 p.m. For more information, contact Yolisa Duley at hduley@hawaii.edu or hipreventsuicide@gmail.com

National Zero Suicide Academy online (EDC): 2-day training for senior leaders of health and behavioral health care organizations using Zero Suicide Framework. ($5,500, virtual, 09/13/2023 – 09/14/2023, 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM EST). To register before 08/16/2023: https://solutions.edc.org/solutions/zero-suicide-institute/events/national-zero-suicide-academy-online-fall-2023

Black mental health and suicide risk (MIRECC). (Free, online, 09/13/2023, 2:00 PM ET). To enter as guest: http://va-eerc-ees.adobeconnect.com/publichealth/