Webinar: Suicide Loss Survivor Experiences - Contributing to Suicide Prevention Research Opportunities
September 24, 2024, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Eastern
This webinar will highlight the efforts of several research groups who have partnered with TAPS with the common goal of learning from the personal experiences and insights of military suicide loss survivors in order to help in future prevention efforts. Three separate research initiatives related to learning from those who have experienced a suicide loss of a loved one will be covered. During this session, the conversation will explain the details to learn more about each project initiative, and how the outcomes will further suicide protection and prevention efforts for the military community. The session will conclude with time for discussion and questions about how suicide loss survivors can opt in to participate if interested.
Discussion Panels include:
- CSI:OPIOIDs (Clinical Context of Suicide Following Opioid Transitions): Lead by Dr. Stefan Kertesz, is a scientific research study to closely examine suicides that happen after prescription opioid dose reductions in patients with long-term pain.
- Operation Deep Dive Phase 2: A study by America’s Warrior Partnership (AWP) in collaboration with Duke University, that focuses on former service member suicide and self-injury mortality to highlight the need for expanded data and targeted prevention efforts to address the high suicide rates among former service members.
This webinar is presented by the TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing®.
Presenters
Carla Stumpf Patton, EDD, LMHC, NCC, FT, CCTP
Dr. Stumpf Patton serves as the Senior Director of Suicide Prevention & Postvention Programs at the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), where she oversees programs and services provided to military community members and families after a suicide loss. She is a suicidologist and subject matter expert in the areas of grief, trauma, and suicide prevention, intervention, and Postvention, is a registered ASIST trainer in suicide first aid, and is trained in Psychological Autopsy Investigations and Crisis Response Planning. Dr. Stumpf Patton holds a B.S. in Psychology, an M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Guidance Counseling, and a Doctorate of Education in Counseling Psychology. Her dissertation research focused on military families bereaved by suicide, and was a key contributor in the development of the TAPS Suicide Prevention Model™. Dr. Stumpf Patton is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, a Certified Fellow Thanatologist, a National Certified Counselor, a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, a Florida Qualified Supervisor, and a counseling educator in higher academia. She is the surviving spouse of Sergeant Richard Stumpf, an Active Duty U.S. Marine Corps Drill Instructor and Gulf War Era Combat Veteran who died by suicide in 1994, several days before their only child was born. She is remarried to a retired U.S. Marine, who was also a suicide survivor widower, with whom she shares five children.
Ashley Leal, EDD
As Senior Manager, TAPS Research and Grant Development, Dr. Leal manages TAPS Research initiatives as well as identifies, applies, and secures grants to support the TAPS mission. The wife of a Marine Corps veteran and mother of two, Ashley views her work as a way to honor the dedication and service of all military families and the ultimate sacrifice paid by these families. She is a proud member of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas, and she holds a master's degree in interdisciplinary studies from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and a doctorate in education.
About the TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing®
The TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing® is positioned to be the national and worldwide leader in training and education for bereavement professionals, bereaved individuals, and grieving military, veteran and civilian families. The Institute serves as a resource and training center, providing a hub for high-quality collaboration among professionals working in the field of grief and loss.
The Institute is where practical information on coping with loss are accessible for all who seek current strategies, the most effective tools, and best practices for supporting those who are grieving and those who serve the grieving.
The Institute provides workshops, seminars, panel discussions, and more to educate caregivers, mental health professionals, clergy, funeral directors, casualty officers, the bereaved themselves, and so many others on the best ways to travel the grief journey.
TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing® is located at TAPS Headquarters, 3033 Wilson Blvd., Third Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
Email us at Institute@taps.org or give us a call at 800-959-8277 (TAPS) with any questions.