Suicide Prevention Conference 2026
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SUICIDE PREVENTION CONFERENCE TRACKS
Days & Times
TWO-DAY COMMUNITY TRACK
Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 8:30 am – 4:10 pm
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 8:30 am – 2:55 pm
Check-In/Registration 8:00 am – 8:30 am each day
THREE-DAY PROFESSIONAL TRACK
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) SKILLS
Psychological suffering often shows up as urgency, an urgent need to escape, control, or silence painful internal experiences, sometimes through behaviors ranging from distraction and substance use to suicidal action. This three-day experiential training presents Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as a coherent, evidence-based, process-focused model that shifts the clinical aim from symptom elimination to expanding psychological flexibility and values-guided behavior, with the first two days building a sophisticated functional foundation in ACT theory and practice. The third day applies this framework to suicidal behavior, examining suicidal ideation and action functionally while equipping clinicians to integrate flexibility processes, risk assessment, and safety planning using the ACT model.
Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Thursday, October 8, 2026, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Check-In/Registration 8:00 am – 8:30 am each day
**The two tracks cannot be combined**
Please note: Times may be subject to change as schedules are confirmed
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EARLY BIRD RATES THROUGH August 31, 2026!
Two-Day Community Track
$100 Early Bird
$150 beginning September 1st
Three-Day Professional Track
$150 Early Bird
$200 beginning September 1st
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Opportunities for continuing education in the areas of Social Work, Physician Category I (CME I), Community Health Worker (CHW), Nursing, SHRM, MCBAP, Certified Public Health, and SCHECHs have been applied for.
Further information will be added when available.
FUNDING PARTNERS
Kiersten’s Ride received a $15,000 grant from the Petoskey Rotary Charities Fund of the Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation.
Our organization received $8,121 from the Community Priorities 2026 grant from the Charlevoix County Community Foundation.
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