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The Los Angeles Suicide Prevention is now accepting nominations for the 2024 Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Network’s 3rd Annual Hero Awards. Each year LASPN seeks to award local Los Angeles residents who advocate and lead in both suicide prevention and mental health advocacy. Residents are asked to nominate both youth and adults that show extraordinary efforts in reducing suicide and increasing help-seeking. Residents can submit nominations through July 15, 2024, by clicking the links below.

2024 LASPN Dr. Sam Chan & Dr. James Cunningham Hero Award for Outstanding Leadership Award: Award to honor an outstanding leader, champion, or change maker in Suicide Prevention in Los Angeles County. The direct actions of this person or agency have led to or strengthened suicide prevention awareness, mental health and stigma reduction, help-seeking, resource delivery, and/or collective community support. 

2024 LASPN Sam and Lois Bloom Hero Award for Outstanding Advocacy

Award to honor an individual or organization in the greater Los Angeles area, who has been an outstanding advocate on a specific group within the suicide prevention field. This person may advocate or care for attempt or loss survivors, youth, LGBTQI groups, communities of color, individuals with differing abilities, or other communities with diverse and unique needs.

2024 LASPN Dr. Elaine Leader Hero Award for Outstanding Youth

The Hero Award for Outstanding Youth is for a young person (under age 26), council, or youth organization that is advocating, providing outreach, and/or facilitating educational opportunities to enhance suicide prevention efforts in the greater Los Angeles area.

2024 LA Suicide Prevention Network Collaboration Award

Award to honor an organization within the greater Los Angeles area that prioritizes effective relationships and collaborations within and/or across disciplines to tackle difficult issues related to mental health and suicide prevention. This may include partnerships across disciplines, county sectors, geographic areas, and more.

2024 LA Suicide Prevention Network: Innovation Award

Award to honor a person or organization in the greater Los Angeles area who has implemented new, exciting, and innovative suicide prevention efforts and/or strategies. These may include solutions that are technology-driven, directly targeting inequities in communities, addressing emerging issues, fostering previously unused methods of communication, and more.

Each year the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Network (LASPN) seeks to award local Los Angeles residents who advocate and lead in both suicide prevention and mental health advocacy. Residents are asked to nominate both youth and adults that show extraordinary efforts in reducing suicide and increasing help-seeking. Three awards are offered each year: the Outstanding Youth Hero Award, the Outstanding Leadership Hero Award, and the Outstanding Advocacy Hero Award.  The LASPN is now accepting nominations for this year’s LASPN Hero Awards! Please submit your nominations by June 1, 2023.

Outstanding Youth Hero Award: Nominate a youth (under the age of 26), Council, or Youth Organization advocating and providing outreach and education in suicide prevention in Los Angeles County. https://forms.office.com/g/meCH7TLq5t

Outstanding Leadership Hero Award: Nominate a community leader advocating and providing extraordinary leadership and perseverance in suicide prevention in Los Angeles County. https://forms.office.com/g/GfGJGjn5mN

Outstanding Advocacy Hero Award: Nominate a person or agency that has demonstrated innovation in the area(s) of mental health advocacy, stigma reduction, increased help-seeking, resource delivery, and collective community support.
https://forms.office.com/g/QMevDyit2j

Past honorees have included Teen Line (Outstanding Youth Hero), Stephanie Cohen (Hero for Leadership), and Bridget McCarthy (Hero Award for Advocacy.

Outstanding Youth Hero: Teen Line

In recognition of outstanding advocacy, dedication and commitment to suicide prevention.

Hero Award for Leadership: Stephanie Cohen

In recognition of extraordinary leadership, perseverance, and advocacy in suicide prevention.

Hero Award for Advocacy: Bridget McCarthy

In recognition of extraordinary leadership, perseverance, and advocacy in suicide prevention.

April 4, 2023

1:00 PM

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83874968171?pwd=YVhabmp2b1c3Vm54SVBHM3Z4UVRrdz09

Want to stay updated on future LASPN Quarterly Meetings? Email info@lasuicidepreventionnetwork.org and ask to be added to the listserv for announcements about meetings, events and more!

If you are a vet, know a vet, or love a vet, please join us at the LA Suicide Prevention Network Veteran’s Summit on September 17^th from 8:30am- 1:45pm.

This session requires special registration – space is limited. Please complete Eventbrite registration to receive Zoom instructions by registering here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/suicide-prevention-network-veterans-summit-tickets-166736608685

9 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.
This is a free event.
To register:  https://lacoe.k12oms.org/2035-200535

Separate registration is required, and space is limited

September 11, 2020
8:30 am to 2:00 pm
Location: Virtual
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Separate registration is required, and space is limited

September 10, 2020
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Location: Virtual
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September 9^th, 10^th and 11^th, 2020
8:30 a.m. to varying end times per day
Location: Virtual
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