The 3rd International Summit of Zero Suicide in Healthcare

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About the Speakers Kevin Hines’ will to live and stay mentally well has inspired people worldwide. His compelling story has touched diverse, global audiences within colleges and universities, high schools, corporations, clergy, military, clinicians, health and medical communities, law enforcement organizations, and various industries. Thousands have communicated to Hines that his story helped save their lives. He has reached millions with his story, which was featured in the 2006 film The Bridge by the film director and producer Eric Steel. In the summer of 2013, Kevin released his bestselling memoir titled Cracked Not Broken, Surviving and Thriving after a Suicide Attempt. He is currently producing a documentary entitled Suicide: The Ripple Effect. Kevin sits on the boards of the International Bipolar Foundation, Bridge Rail Foundation and MHA of San Francisco and on the Survivors Committee of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. In 2016, Mental Health America awarded Kevin their highest honor, The Clifford W. Beers Award for his efforts to improve the lives of and attitudes toward people with mental illnesses. Previously, he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Council of Behavioral Health in partnership with Eli Lilly. Kevin has also been awarded by SAMSHA as a Voice Awards Fellow and Award Winner, an Achievement Winner by the US Veterans Affairs and received over 30 U.S. military excellence medals as a civilian. Jen Coulls established Tincat Consulting in 2010 to specialise in professional services to the higher education, government and not for profit sectors. Jen has extensive management experience in higher education at both state and national levels in roles encompassing management, advocacy, policy, project management and board support. Jen will speak about her experience with a family member with schizoaffective disorder and the challenging interactions with the healthcare system. She will champion improved quality and the difference it can make for an individual and their family. Chris Doyle is the Group Executive General Manager for Environment, Health and Safety for the Lendlease Group. He has experience in developing, implementing and monitoring health and safety strategies that saw Lendlease pass four years without a fatality after experiencing 72 work-related fatalities in the 12 years prior. Chris was founder of the BuildSafe Dubai and BuildSafe UAE not-for-profit groups in the Middle East aimed at improving the working and living environment for migrant construction workers. He has a PhD in geography and has also spent time with over 200 construction project teams in almost 40 countries in the past 10 years and is an advocate for the interrelationship between workplace safety and health & wellbeing initiatives and outcomes. 9
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