Kevin's Song 8th Annual Conference on Suicide | Survivor Saturday

Michigan’s largest and widely respected conference directly focusing on suicide — the Kevin’s Song 8th Annual Conference on Suicide: Continuing the Conversation . . . returns January 25 – 27, 2024 at the St. John’s Resort located at 44045 Five Mile Rd. in Plymouth. The three-day conference will bring together educators, mental health professionals, professional trainees and students, business and community leaders as well as members of the public, survivors of suicide loss, and attempt survivors. The speakers and presentations will address all aspects of this public health crisis in an effort to better understand and prevent suicide. The mission of the Kevin’s Song Conference on Suicide is to break down the barriers to build pathways to better models of prevention and treatment in order to save lives. On Saturday, January 27, 2024, Detroit Public TV will livestream the Conference for Survivor Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET. The focus of the Saturday program is on survivors of suicide. The stories of loss survivor, La Toya Bond and Scott Teichmer, an attempt survivor, will help to ease the pain for those who often suffer alone and in silence. Fr Ron Rolheiser will share his belief that cries of the soul need neither to be saved nor be fixed – but rather they need to be heard. Barb Smith will address how to manage grief and offer hope to those who have suffered a loss and those who love and support them.