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, Vice President for Health Equity and Engagement, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 

Public sector: Richard McKeon, PhD, MPH, Senior Advisor 988 Behavioral Health Crisis Office, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Members: 

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