Higher Education Suicide Prevention Conference set for Sept. 8 at TROY’s Montgomery Campus

The conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 8 at Troy University's Montgomery Campus.

The conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 8 at Troy University's Montgomery Campus.

The 2023 Alabama Higher Education Suicide Prevention Conference is set for Sept. 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Troy University’s Montgomery Campus.

Hosted by Troy University Suicide Prevention Coalition, the conference will be offered both in-person and virtually under the theme “Suicide Prevention: Every Connection Counts.”

“In 2019, the conference was started to…

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Second annual Suicide Prevention Conference raises awareness

The virtual conference takes place Sept. 10 and is hosted by the Troy University Suicide Prevention Coalition.

The virtual conference takes place Sept. 10 and is hosted by the Troy University Suicide Prevention Coalition.

The second annual Alabama Higher Education Suicide Prevention Conference is scheduled for Sept. 10.

The conference is to be facilitated by Troy University faculty members Dr. Kanessa Miller Doss, Dr. Sherrionda Crawford, and Dr. Shelley Reed, who have been in charge of the Suicide Prevention Program since it was introduced last year.

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Conference focuses attention on suicide prevention in higher education

Andrew Onimus, director of corporate programs for Minding Your Mind, delivers the keynote address to the conference.

Andrew Onimus, director of corporate programs for Minding Your Mind, delivers the keynote address to the conference.

Andrew Onimus was a dean’s list student, a captain of the track team and a defensive back on the football team at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa. But, in 2014 during his senior year in college, Onimus was something else as well – suicidal.

Onimus’ struggles began with anxiety, battling panic attacks and depression….

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