Progress, Accountability, and Data Advisory Group

The Progress, Accountability, and Data Advisory Group was launched in 2024 by the Action Alliance to monitor and evaluate the impact of the national approach to suicide prevention. The group’s mission is to advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention by identifying an outcomes framework and measuring and evaluating its implementation through robust and meaningful metrics.

Leads:  

Private sector: Victor Armstrong, MSW, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 

Public sector: Richard McKeon, PhD, MPH, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Members: 

• Nathaniel Counts, JD, The Kennedy Forum
• Kana Enomoto, McKinsey Health Institute
• Jenna Heise, MA, Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
• David Lloyd, MBA, Inseparable
• Jane Pearson, PhD, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Shelby Rowe, MBA, Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
• Dr. Deborah M. Stone, ScD, MSW, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)