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The theme of this year鈥檚 conference is 鈥淔ostering Hope Through Connections.鈥� The goals of the conference are to increase knowledge about suicide, reduce stigma related to emotional health challenges and to challenge each attendee to take at least one action to reduce suicide. 

The conference will feature keynote speaker Thomas Joiner, a suicide researcher. Joiner will address why people die by suicide and share important information on how we can all work together to prevent suicide. 

Other notable speakers are Dawn Cureton, who will discuss the provision of mental health treatment through online platforms and Linda Hatzenbuehler, who will detail Idaho鈥檚 suicide prevention plan. There will also be a panel to discuss cultural perspectives on suicide. 

鈥淪uicide is an all too common occurrence,鈥� said Rick Pongratz, director of the ISU Counseling and Testing Center. 鈥淲hile there is never a simple answer, there is good information available to help us both better understand the factors that contribute to suicide as well as the efforts we can all make to prevent suicides from occurring.鈥�

The virtual suicide prevention conference is open to the public. Attendance is free for ISU students, faculty and staff. For more information and to register, visit .