2027 Wisconsin Suicide Prevention Summit
Empowering & Strengthening Communities
Supporting youth mental health and well-being.
The 2027 Wisconsin Suicide Prevention Summit brings together healthcare professionals, educators, parents, first responders and community members to explore prevention, assessment, intervention, and protective factors that support youth mental health and well-being. Attendance at the summit may provide continuing education, .5 CEUs/5 CEHs, to eligible health and human services professionals.
Cost
$79 General Admission
(+$20 for Continuing Education Credit)
$49 Students
Partners
In partnership with title event sponsor Brown County Coalition for Suicide Prevention and community collaborators Center for Suicide Awareness, Family Services, Brown County Health and Human services, Unity Hospice, the ATT Center and UW-Green Bay Psychology and Social Work Departments.
Why is Youth Mental Health Important?
There's a crisis of youth mental health, and we're responding to it with our Suicide Prevention Summit.
1 in 5 Kids Have Suicidal Thoughts
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1 in 5 high school students have serious suicidal thoughts.
Second Leading Cause of Death
The CDC reports that suicide is the second leading cause of death for kids aged 12-18. On an average day, there are 3,703 suicide attempts by middle and high school students.
Increase in Anxiety
The 2023 Wisconsin Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that 51.6% of high school students reported experiencing anxiety, up from 39.9% in 2017, and that 35% reported feeling sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row.
2027 Agenda
Learn strategies to prevent and intervene to support youth mental health. In addition to opening and closing keynotes, two sessions offer three different speakers to choose from.
8:15-8:55 a.m.
Check-In
9-10:15 a.m.
Opening Keynote: Sheng Lee Yang
The Impact We Don’t Measure: Moral Distress, Youth Suicide, and Generational Healing
10:15-10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30-11:45 a.m.
Three sessions to choose from.
Session 1
- Hope Squad
- Coping Critters: Teaching Emotional Regulation Through Everyday Coping Skills
- What Do You Mean My Family Is Not Normal?
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Lunch: Optional Panel Discussion
1-2:15 p.m.
Three sessions to choose from. TBD.
Session 2
- Bradyn's Story
- More Than Numbers: Wisconsin Youth Voices on Mental Health
- The Radical Intersection of Joy and Trauma
2:15-2:30 p.m.
Break
2:30-3:45 p.m.
Closing Keynote: Prenicia Clifton
Hope Is a Strategy: Reimagining Mental Health in Every Community
3:45-4 p.m.
Ending Remarks & Conclusion
Opening Keynote
Sheng Lee Yang, LCSW
President and Executive Director of Us 2 Behavioral Health Care
The Impact We Don’t Measure: Moral Distress, Youth Suicide & Generational Healing
Sheng Lee Yang, LCSW, President and Executive Director of Us 2 Behavioral Health Care, brings decades of experience across clinical practice, leadership, higher education and community-based mental health. Guided by a commitment to social justice and cultural humility, she challenges audiences to rethink how we support both youth and those who care for them.
In her opening keynote, Sheng explores the hidden toll of moral distress, burnout and unspoken grief on helping professionals and communities. Attendees will gain practical insights into building stronger, relationship-centered prevention efforts that foster healing, sustain caregivers and create lasting generational change.
Closing Keynote
Prenicia Clifton
Founder & Executive Director of Seein' is Believin'
Hope Is a Strategy: Reimagining Mental Health in Every Community
Prenicia Clifton is an award-winning speaker, nationally recognized youth protection leader, mental wellness innovator, and Founder & Executive Director of Seein' is Believin'. With more than two decades of experience in youth protection, suicide prevention, education, and community wellness, she is known for helping communities move beyond crisis response and toward prevention, connection, and hope.
In her closing keynote, Prenicia challenges attendees to see hope not as a feeling, but as a powerful tool for change. Through stories, strategies and examples from communities across Wisconsin, she explores how belonging, purpose and connection can strengthen mental wellness and save lives. Attendees will leave inspired and equipped to help build cultures of hope where every person feels seen, valued and supported.
Become a Sponsor
In 2021, Children’s Hospital Association (CHA), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry declared a national state of emergency in children’s mental health. We need to combat this crisis, and part of our work to do so happens at the Suicide Prevention Summit. With your help, we can continue offering resources like these to help improve kids' lives across Wisconsin.
Thank You, Sponsors!
We are grateful for the generous sponsor who supports our mission to develop inclusive strategies to prevent suicide.
Title Event Sponsor
The Brown County Coalition for Suicide Prevention is dedicated to promoting awareness, providing education, overcoming stigma, supporting survivors and preventing suicides in Brown County.
Need Guidance?
We’re here to help. If you have questions about the conference, please don’t hesitate to reach out to one of our Program Specialists.