Indiana Suicide Prevention State Plan Development listening session is May 5

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction is developing the 2025-2030 State Suicide Prevention Plan and seeking input from individuals with lived experience, community members, stakeholders, and experts in the field with professional or volunteer roles from across the state through a series of virtual listening sessions.

The Data and Evaluation Workgroup listening session is May 5 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. EDT. 

The purpose of this listening session is to provide an opportunity for community members, stakeholders, and experts in the field to share their insights and priorities related to suicide prevention data and evaluation efforts. The Data and Evaluation workgroup is focused on the availability and quality of data about the scope of suicide and risk and protective factors in Indiana. It will also focus on opportunities to combine data from multiple sources, presenting data to increase its utilization by practitioners, and building knowledge and skills for monitoring and evaluating prevention programs. Example efforts may include strengthening community capacity to conduct suicide mortality reviews and evaluation reports, tracking the outcomes of prevention programs.

To join via Teams, please click the button below. If you would like to provide input or feedback but are unable to attend the May 5 session, please email Kate Heger at katherine.heger@fssa.in.gov or Morgan Sprecher at msprecher@health.in.gov.