Join EDC at NATCON2026
New strategies to strengthen systems, promote hope, and improve wellbeing
EDC experts Colleen Carr, Julie Goldstein Grumet, and Zhandra Levesque will share effective new approaches to address urgent behavioral health challenges at NatCon2026. Held in Denver, CO on April 27 to 29, the event will feature keynotes by author Angela Duckworth, Shankar Vedantum (Hidden Brain Media), and Trent Gillespie (Stellis AI).
Visit Booth #1426 to speak with our team about EDC’s work, resources, and consultation services and join the following sessions.
Monday, April 27 (11:00–12:00 MT, Bluebird 2G)—Unpacking the Unknowns: A Framework for Evaluating Suicide Prevention in the United States.
Presenters: Colleen Carr, MPH (Director, National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention at EDC—Action Alliance); Victor R. Armstrong, MSW (Vice President, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention); Deb Stone, ScD, MSW, MPH (Senior Director for Knowledge & Review, The Jed Foundation)
- Presenters will discuss key actions needed to build an effective, whole-of-society approach to evaluating progress in preventing suicide in the United States. Participants will explore Hope Counts—an Action Alliance initiative that is designed to advance knowledge of the impact of suicide prevention efforts—and find out how partners from different sectors can engage with Hope Counts. Participants will also learn about best practices and current gaps in evidence and methodology both in the United States and internationally.
Wednesday, April 29 (10:30–11:30 MT, Bluebird 2G)—Maternal Mental Health and Suicide Prevention: An Interdisciplinary Conversation About Opportunities for Improving Care.
Presenters: Zhandra Levesque, DrPH, MPH (EDC Director of Maternal and Child Health); Julie Goldstein Grumet, PhD (EDC Vice President and Director of the Zero Suicide Institute at EDC); Sarah Nagle-Yang, MD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine); Emily Johnson, MHA (Lived Experience & Maternal Mental Health Advocate, Mission Just One Mom); M. Camille Hoffman-Shuler, MD, MSc (Professor and Fellowship Program Director, University of Colorado School of Medicine)
- Pregnant and post-partum women form trusted relationships and have frequent contact with community-based perinatal providers, creating opportunities to support perinatal women’s mental health more swiftly and effectively. Presenters will describe effective patient-centered, evidence-based approaches to involving community-based perinatal providers in suicide prevention efforts and implications for research, practice, policy, and systems design. Participants will explore how medical, behavioral health, and community perinatal settings can collaborate to better support pregnant and post-partum women. Participants will also learn how to strengthen services by involving moms with lived experience in program design.
We invite you to learn about EDC’s work focused on healthy communities, maternal health & home visiting, mental health & wellbeing, and rural health.
