A Tapestry of voicesA Tapestry of Voices is a production of the Impacted Family & Friends movement and avoiceatthetable.org
A Tapestry of Voices productions will flow across multi-media platforms from webinars, to livestreams, to videos, to documentaries, all wrapped around issues related to family & close friends emotional impacted and traumatized by the suicidal experience of their loved ones. These experiences will intersect with domestic violence, substance misuse, problem gambling and other public health concerns. The first series is: Voices Still Unheard, Stories Still Untold The complexity of murder-suicide: the psychology, the trauma, the survivors, the methodology &safety This is an 8-part series throughout May & June : 3 two-hour webinars, $30.00 each, 4 one-hour livestreams & one 90-minute roundtable With Kevin Hines. No cost for livestreams. This series is a collaborative project of the Impacted Family & Friends Division of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) and A Voice at the Table PLEASE NOTE: A percentage of proceeds after expenses will be donated to underwrite the development of additional Impacted Family & Friends projects and also to the American Association of Suicidology (AAS). PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase your ticket for each webinar, you will have access to download an informal, Informational Toolkit that will walk you through the 8-part series. You can also find some of that information on the Tapestry of Voices page on this website. The links for the webinars will be sent the day before each session to the email address you enter during checkout. NOTE: Based on feedback we've received & sensitive to the potential time zone and work schedule conflicts, if the live schedule time creates a participation conflict, you can prepay and reserve a webinar that will be available to you within 24 hours of its live session. Each prepaid webinar will be available for 14 days via a private link. Links will be deleted at the end of that viewing option. We hope this addresses and accommodates viewing conflicts. REGISTER for the three webinars HERE
|
The complexity of murder-suicide – The Roundtable Discussion with Kevin Hines
On June 7th at 4:30 pm EDT, Kevin Hines will facilitate a roundtable discussion of the entire series via livestream. With all that was presented, what was the feedback from the audiences and where do we go from here? What were the gaps identified and how do we fill those gaps? What's needed? What are the next steps. Join us, please. Your voices do matter. The livestream link will be posted shortly.
Kevin Hines is an award-winning brain/mental health and suicide prevention activist, entrepreneur, multiple award-winning filmmaker, best-selling author, international educator and speaker who reaches audiences with his story of an unlikely survival and his strong will to live. Two years after he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder (19 years of age), he attempted to take his life by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. He is one of only thirty-four to survive the fall, and the only one to regain full physical mobility. The fall would break his body, but not his spirit. Today, Kevin dedicates his life to saving lives and encouraging others to seek help and spread empathy by spreading the message of hope and sharing his story. He is one of the most respected and admired voices of lived experience. Kevin’s story is a remarkable testament to the strength of the human spirit and a reminder for us to
Annemarie Matulis is an impacted family member with 35 years in public health, documentary producer, author, keynote speaker, educator & trainer. She chairs the AAS Impacted Family & Friends (IFF) Division & co-founded the Impacted Family &Friends movement with A Voice at the Table.
Annemarie is a content expert consultant for families impacted by suicide in any form, serves on the AAS Executive Committee, the Executive Committee of the Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention, a local nonprofit board and was recently appointed to the SPRC.org's Lived Experience Advisory Committee. |
The producers of The Complexity of Murder-Suicide: Annemarie Matulis & Tracey Medeiros |
Tracey Medeiros is a suicide attempt survivor, certified peer specialist, author & co-developer of the IFF attempt & loss survivor psych-educational wellness workshop series "Re-Energize & Re-Connect." She is a member of the AAS Impacted Family & Friends Division, sits on the Executive Committee of the Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention to represent the voice of Lived Experience & a local nonprofit board. Tracey loves motorcycles & Minions and will publish her second book, The Tail of the Dragon, in June 2021.
http://www.traceymedeiros.net/ |