G11 - Hope at Work: Recognizing and Responding to the Risk of Suicide Among Coworkers

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MDT

Location: 702

This workshop will explore the critical need for suicide prevention among professionals themselves, emphasizing how risk factors and warning signs may present differently in coworkers—particularly in peer-inclusive environments. The session will also address how to implement supportive postvention practices that honor both individual and collective grief, helping teams navigate the aftermath of a suicide with empathy and resilience.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will discuss the importance of preventing workplace suicide.
Participants will be able to list two strategies to integrate suicide prevention in the workforce.
Participants will be able to list two ways to provide postvention services and support to staff to support personal and corporate grieving processes.

Disclosure(s):

Nicole Cromer, LPC, CPCS: No financial relationships to disclose

Michelle Cope, CPS-Parent: No financial relationships to disclose

Breakout Presenter(s)

Nicole Cromer, LPC, CPCS

Clinical Director
Georgia Pines Community Service Board
Thomasville, Georgia

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
Michelle Cope, CPS-Parent

CPS-Parent/Founder
Aspire/The Yellow Elephant Ministries, Inc
Moultrie , Georgia

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose