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| Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine |
As
a clinical psychologist, mental health advocate, faculty member, consumer of mental
health services, and survivor of her brother’s suicide, Dr. Sally
Spencer-Thomas sees issues of suicide prevention and mental health promotion
from many perspectives. Spencer-Thomas will speaking at to faculty and staff at Bowdoin College during the day, then doing a
community keynote from 7:00 – 8:00 pm on September 23, 2015. She will be
addressing faculty and students as well as community members on how the suicide
continuum impacts communities, and what communities can do to make suicide
prevention a health and safety priority. The presentation will also assist
participants on how to respond should a suicide tragedy strike. For
more information on the event contact Sara Eddy 207-725-3079 or
seddy@bowdoin.edu.
Dr. Sally
Spencer-Thomas is currently the CEO of the Carson J Spencer Foundation, a
Colorado-based national organization dedicated to leading innovation in suicide
prevention. She is also the past Director of the Survivor of Suicide Loss
Division with the American Association of Suicidology, and is the Co-Lead of
the Workplace Task Force with the National Action Alliance for Suicide
Prevention.
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| Sally Spencer-Thomas, CEO & Co-Founder |
“As a proud
alumnus from Bowdoin College, it’s an honor to come back and help build suicide
prevention capacity in my alma mater,” said Spencer-Thomas.
Within her
role as CEO of the Carson J Spencer Foundation, Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas has
established and founded Working Minds, the nation’s first comprehensive suicide
prevention program exclusively dedicated to suicide prevention in the
workplace; founded the FIRE Within program for youth and social entrepreneurs;
and, was the principal partner on the award-winning Man Therapy social
marketing campaign.
Dr. Sally
Spencer-Thomas has received wide recognition for her work and has been an
invited guest to the White House Briefing on Mental Health and Suicide
Prevention in DC and to the World Health Organization’s World Suicide Report
Launch in Geneva. As a professional speaker, Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas has
presented around the world and for organizations such as the U.S. Navy, the
U.S. Department of Energy and the FBI.
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About the
Carson J Spencer Foundation - Sustaining a Passion for Living
The Carson J
Spencer Foundation (www.CarsonJSpencer.org) is a Colorado nonprofit, established
in 2005. We envision a world where leaders and communities are committed
to sustaining a passion for living. As leaders in innovation in suicide
prevention, our mission is to elevate the conversation to make suicide prevention
a health and safety priority. We do this by:
- Delivering
innovative and effective suicide prevention programs for working-aged
people
- Coaching
young leaders to develop social enterprises for mental health promotion
and suicide prevention
- Supporting
people bereaved by suicide
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