Suicide Prevention Speaker
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AnneMoss Rogers is one of the top suicide awareness speakers and an expert trainer. She has channeled her grief into proactive efforts after the loss of her son to suicide in 2015. From motivational mental health keynote speeches to in-person suicide prevention training, AnneMoss includes stories, activities, and examples.
AnneMoss is the author of two mental health books and became a certified suicide prevention trainer. She enhances her expertise through ongoing professional training.
Audiences: Educators, managers, and employees at workplaces, government and social service employees, hospitals, military, parents, students, and conference attendees.
Suicide Prevention Keynote Speaker Topic #1
The Emotionally Naked Truth about Suicide: What Can We Do to Prevent It?
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The Emotionally Naked Truth about Suicide: What Can We Do to Prevent It?
Topic Description:
Description: AnneMoss Rogers and her husband sought help for their son, Charles, a gifted rap artist battling depression. At age 20, Charles turned to drugs and alcohol and died by suicide in 2015.
In this presentation, AnneMoss will share what she wishes she knew and will dispel common myths about suicide, while delivering straightforward information and a message of hope. This presentation will empower everyday people and clinicians with the skills to recognize warning signs in their family members, co-workers, friends, and loved ones and actions to take to help prevent this threat to life.
Takeaways:
- How to recognize the cryptic ways people cry for help
- How to respond, what to say/do (includes talking points)
- Creating a suicide-safe environment (aka. means safety)
- Life events that can increase suicide risk
- Trusted resources and downloads with sample conversation and guidance
“I learned how to have a conversation with someone who is struggling. I hope to use these tips to better communicate with my 20-year-old son who struggles with depression. Thank you so much for your story!”
—Parent, Employee, Dominion Energy
Suicide Prevention Keynote Speaker Topic #2
From Pain to Purpose: Preventing Suicide Through Human Connection
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Turning Pain into Purpose: Preventing Suicide Through Human Connection
Topic Description:
After years of trying to find help for her once joyful son and rap artist, AnneMoss’s son Charles continued to struggle with mental illness. Desperate to escape the darkness of his depression, Charles turned to heroin and died by suicide in 2015 at age 20. This presentation is about AnneMoss’s inspiring journey to healing. By dragging an unpopular topic into the spotlight and learning to heal through helping, AnneMoss shares how a blog community came together in their shared pain and has saved lives in the most surprising and unexpected ways. Themes include hope, healing and inspiration.
Takeaways:
- Surprisingly simple and unconventional ways we can save lives
- How we can effectively communicate with those who are struggling
- How to forgive oneself after a loss by suicide
- Moving forward from grief to a life-changing, healing path
“AnneMoss Rogers is probably the most resilient person I know. She has managed to turn grief into action… I had the pleasure of presenting with her at the Pediatric Academic Societies conference and her part was absolutely the best. She received a standing ovation. I have been to this conference for two decades and I have never seen any speaker receive a standing ovation. She was powerful. She was moving.”
—Lisa Horowitz, PhD, MPH, Staff Scientist/Clinical Psychologist, National Institute of Mental Health, Co-Presenter on the ASQ Suicide Screening tool (Video Testimonial)
Suicide Prevention Keynote Speaker Topic #3
Diary of a Broken Mind: Addiction, Depression and the Tragic Link to Suicide
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Diary of a Broken Mind: Addiction, Depression and the Tragic Link to Suicide
Topic Description:
AnneMoss Rogers and her husband tried to find help for their struggling son, Charles, a creative genius and rap artist. Desperate to escape the darkness of his depression, Charles turned to heroin and died by suicide in 2015 at age 20.
How common is suicidal thinking among those who are addicted? How many start using to numb intense and painful feelings or to normalize a mental health condition? And how did AnneMoss find healing after the most devastating loss of her life? And what can families do to help lower the risks and support their loved ones?
Takeaways:
- How stigma played into Charles’s feeling of low self-worth
- The prevalence of suicide risk for those with addiction and substance misuse
- How to recognize signs of depression and suicide, and what to do/say
- Recommended suicide prevention and assessment tools
“My colleagues and I are quite battle hardened, whether military, police, security or all three. Our men and women have been known for our resolve, and Mrs. Rogers has this and unbelievable resilience. Her speech left a lot of us tough cookies in tears, understanding, smiles, but a little bit better than we were prior.”
—Mike Ross, Patrol Officer for Fairfax County Public Schools Safety and Security
Suicide Prevention Training and Presentations for: Educators, Workplaces, Parents, State Governments, Clinicians, Recovery Specialists
These are the suicide prevention programs that have been done over the years for conferences, workplaces, state and government agencies, nonprofits, hospitals, and for educators, both virtually and in-person. All of these include AnneMoss’s lived experience of losing a son to suicide and her expertise as a suicide trainer. The categories include: Upstream prevention strategies, suicide awareness and prevention, postvention a.k.a. grief and loss after suicide. The 🔥 indicates a hot topic.
Upstream Suicide Prevention
🔥Fun and Games: Mental Health Activities to Build Connection and Coping Skills
▶︎ See example event for Virginia Dept of Education MTSS Conference (see the second topic)
Suicide Prevention
🔥Spotting Students at Risk of Suicide: Signs and Early Intervention Strategies for Grades PK-6
▶︎ See example event for Nebraska Dept of Education
🔥The Emotionally Naked Truth About Suicide: A Clinician’s Guide to Risk, Prevention & Challenging Conversations
▶︎ See example suicide prevention training for VitAL at The University of Alabama
🔥The Emotionally Naked® Truth About Suicide: Raising Awareness in the Workplace
▶︎ See an example event for Dominion Energy
▶︎ See example virtual suicide awareness and prevention presentation at Cartwheel Care
▶︎ See example of a Suicide Awareness & Prevention Presentation for Workplaces at Bio-Rad
The Emotionally Naked Truth about Youth Suicide: How parents can prevent suicide
▶︎ See example of an Suicide Prevention Presentation for Parents at Workplaces (Parent ERG at BPM CPA)
▶︎ See example of an Suicide Prevention Presentation for Parents at Charles River & Associates
Spotting Students at Risk: How School Nurses Can Prevent Suicide and Self-Harm Behaviors
▶︎ See example event and outline for Boston Public Schools Nurses
Suicide Prevention Training for Educators: How to Spot Students at Risk for Suicide
▶︎ Online Suicide Prevention Training for Educators video created for the state of South Dakota (Video Sample)
Suicide Prevention Training for Teachers: How to Spot Students at Risk for Suicide
▶︎ See example event and outline for elementary and middle school teachers at Sandoval Academy
Suicide Prevention and the Neurodivergent Population
▶︎ See example event and outline for the University of Colorado School of Medicine and JFK Partners
Addiction and the Tragic Link to Suicide: Awareness and Prevention Strategies
▶︎ For Schools: See example event and outline for the Nebraska Department of Education
▶︎ For Mixed Specialties: See example event at AAS, American Association of Suicidology
Speaking of Suicide: How to Talk to Families Who’ve Suffered a Loss by Suicide
▶︎See the example event for the Funeral Directors Association
How to Recognize Suicide Risk in Our Patients & Co-workers
▶︎See example event and outline for VHHA- Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association
Suicide Prevention in the African American Community
▶︎See the example event for the National Assoc of Negro Business & Professional Women’s Club
The Emotionally Naked Truth About Youth Suicide: The Intersection of Suicide and Substance Misuse in Youth
▶︎See the example event for Scott County Community Service Board (CSB)
Effective Suicide Safety Planning Workshop for Youth & Adults
(Note: AnneMoss does this presentation with a clinician, usually Dr. Kimberly O’Brien)
▶︎ See example event and outline for Rocky Mountain Suicide Prevention Conference
▶︎ See example event at Kutztown University CLINICAL UPDATES Colloquium
Suicide Postvention, Grief, and Loss
Coping Strategies for Grief & Loss: Healing in a School Community After a Suicide Loss
(There is a parent version of this, too. For more recent survivors to long term survivors.)
▶︎ See example event from in-person half-day training in Chandler, Oklahoma
▶︎ See example event and outline for Nebraska Department of Education
See the PDF for the Nebraska Department of Education Suicide Prevention Training Series
Coping Strategies for Grief & Loss: For Long-Term Survivors of Suicide Loss
▶︎ See example event from repeat speaker at the AFSP Long Term Survivor Summit
🔥Turning Pain into Purpose: The Power of Post-Traumatic Growth After Suicide Loss
“I attended your webinar yesterday that was hosted by the NDE and I wanted to first tell you that I thought it was such a powerful and informative session. I loved walking away with some new tools and resources, both for my professional career as well as for my parenting journey with two boys ages 14 and 10.”
—Jewel Schifferns, LCSW, (She/Her) School Social Work Coordinator, Community Health & Advocacy, Nebraska Dept of Education
“I had the privilege of attending the hosted event this past week with keynote speaker Anne Moss Rogers. I find I have few words to describe the evening…it was riveting. It gave me pause and has stayed with me. I’ve had several conversations this week with friends who feel the same. So I’m writing to ask you to bring Anne Moss Rogers back again next year and to open it up to the entire district.”
—Lori, California School District Parent
Bio and Training
Empowerment Through Education. Providing Life-Saving Strategies and Emotionally Healthy Coping Skills.
AnneMoss Rogers is a mental health and suicide prevention speaker, trainer, and consultant. After her 20-year-old son, Charles died by suicide in 2015, Anne Moss chronicled her family’s tragedy in a newspaper article that went viral, and her blog, Emotionally Naked, has reached millions. She is the author of the award-winning memoir, Diary of a Broken Mind and the best seller, Emotionally Naked: A Teacher’s Guide to Preventing Suicide and Recognizing Students at Risk with co-writer Dr. Kimberly O’Brien.
She has been a TEDx speaker, was featured in the New York Times, Variety Magazine, and was the first non-clinician invited to speak on youth suicide at the National Institute of Mental Health. A UNC-Chapel Hill alumna, Anne Moss currently lives in Richmond, VA. Her surviving son is a filmmaker in LA.
AnneMoss’s Training
Anne Moss has these certifications and trainings and continues to attend and learn more from other experts.
- Registered safeTALK suicide prevention trainer- #n42749
- ASIST Trained: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
- ASK Trained: Focused on identifying, assessing, and helping 5-12 year olds at risk for suicide find hope for life
- Youth Mental Health First Aid : 8-hour training
- Preventure: Personality-targeted life skills training for youth shown to reduce drug/alcohol use in schools
- Trauma-Informed Care Basics
- Gym Neurocognitive Training for Addiction: with Hamed Ekhtiari, M.D., Ph.D.
- Bereavement Support Group Facilitator training
- DBT Steps-A in Schools: SEL curriculum based on DBT and mindfulness
- SOP Peer Trained: Survivor Outreach Program through AFSP
- REVIVE! Training: Emergency administration of Narcan® for opioid overdose
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