Lived experience informing grassroots suicide prevention

AAS Conference, April 27th 2017, 4:00 PM

Authors: Lehto, Stage, Hardy

Summary	Authors (Twitter)
Stigma can be addressed through personal contact with individuals who have lived experience Suicide prevention campaigns have traditionally been aimed toward mainstream culture Alternative branding and/or messaging has the potential to reach audiences that haven’t received prior interventions Grassroots initiatives have the potential to build new outreach campaigns that are inclusive, novel, and easier for some groups to relate to Individuals with lived experience can bring vital energy and perspective to new endeavors Key to those initiatives is engaging and mobilizing members of the community to: strengthen and enhance the ability of community members to connect develop empathy and compassion work together to achieve a world free of the pain of suicide	Amelia Lehto (@Atoes84)
	Dese’Rae Stage (@deseraestage)
	Katie Hardy (@SuckItSuicide)

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