August 27, 2026  ·  Jeff & Deb Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center - Ames IA

Iowa Suicide Prevention Coalition Summit 2026

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Arrival, Registration, and Networking

8:30 AM – 8:40 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Speaker(s): Lori Reynolds
8:40 AM – 9:25 AM

Health Factors & Aging

4 Disability Access Points in the State

Speaker(s): Crystal Doig, Aging Resouces of Central Iowa
9:25 AM – 9:55 AM

Finance & Occupation

Speaker(s): David Brown
9:55 AM – 10:10 AM

AM Break

10:10 AM – 10:55 AM

Substance Misuse

Speaker(s): TBD
10:55 AM – 11:30 AM

Access to Lethal Means

Speaker(s): CEPC-Gina Moulas
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM

Keynote Speaker

Speaker(s): Deb Moeller
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Panel Discussion (Facilitators: Peggy and James)

15 minutes per group with time for Q&A afterwords

  • 988 - Julie Maas
  • AFSP - Amara Huffine
  • NAMI of Iowa - Lemar Yeager
  • IA Violent Death Reporting System - Derma Rivera
  • PCA - Primary Care Association - TBD
  • CCBHC - Laura Larkin
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM

PM Break

2:45 PM – 3:30 PM

Q&A for the Panel

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM

Wrap Up and Evaluation

Speaker(s): David Brown