Zero Suicide Advisory Group

Co-Leads

• David Covington, LPC, MBA, CEO & President, RI International, Inc. (Private Sector Co-Lead)    
• Mike Hogan, PhD, Independent Advisor and Consultant, Hogan Health Solutions (Private Sector Co-Lead)

Members

• Karen Chaney, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Terros
• Henry Chung, MD, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Montefiore Care Management Organization
• Ed Coffey, MD, President and CEO, The Menninger Clinic
• Kate Comtois, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Harborview Medical Center
• John Draper, PhD, Project Director, President, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Link2Health Solutions, Inc.
• Suzanne Fields, MSW, LICSW, Senior Advisor to the Administrator on Health Care Financing, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Frank Ghinassi, PhD, ABPP, Vice President, Quality and Performance Improvement, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic and the UPMC Behavioral Health Network, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• Leah Harris, MA, Communications and Development Coordinator, National Empowerment Center
• Chuck Ingoglia, MSW, Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Practice Improvement, National Council for Behavioral Health
• David Jobes, PhD, ABPP, Professor of Psychology, Associate Director of Clinical Training, The Catholic University of America    
• Karen E. Johnson, Senior Vice President, Clinical Services, BH Division Compliance Officer, UHS of Delaware, Inc.
• Thomas Joiner, PhD, Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Florida State University
• Bradley E. Karlin, PhD, Chief, Mental Health and Aging & Distinguished Scholar, Education Development Center
• Virna Little, PsyD, LCSW-r, Senior Vice President, Psychosocial Services, The Institute for Family Health
• Chuck Lunati, ORSA, CDFM, PMP, LSSBB, Domain Director & Senior Economist, Health Resource Analytics, CALIBRE
• Richard McKeon, PhD, MPH, Branch Chief, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Frederick Meservey, LMSW, Director, Suicide Prevention Center of New York State
• Paul Schyve, MD, Senior Advisor, Healthcare Improvement, The Joint Commission
• Becky Stoll, LCSW, Vice President, Crisis & Disaster Management, Centerstone
• Mason Turner, MD, Director of Outpatient Operations, Regional Mental Health and Chemical Dependency, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
• Ursula Whiteside, PhD, Research Scientist, Forefront

Zero Suicide Data Panel Members

A part of the of Zero Suicide Advisory Group, this panel was charged with creating a set of performance measurement tools for use by health care organizations in assessing lives lost by suicide for people under care.  

• Peter C. Brown, MA, Executive Director, Institute for Behavioral Healthcare Improvement
• Karen Chaney, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Terros
• Robin Davis, PhD, Senior Manager, ICF International
• Frank Ghinassi, PhD, ABPP, Vice President, Quality and Performance Improvement, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic and the UPMC Behavioral Health Network, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• Chuck Ingoglia, MSW, Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Practice Improvement, National Council for Behavioral Health
• Karen E. Johnson, Senior Vice President, Clinical Services, BH Division Compliance Officer, UHS of Delaware, Inc.
• Virna Little, PsyD, LCSW-r, Senior Vice President, Psychosocial Services, The Institute for Family Health    
• Chuck Lunati, ORSA, CDFM, PMP, LSSBB, Domain Director & Senior Economist, Health Resource Analytics, CALIBRE
• Richard McKeon, PhD, MPH, Branch Chief, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Brad Nunn, PhD, Vice President for Quality Improvement, Centerstone
• Jane Pearson, PhD, Chair, Suicide Research Consortium, Division of Services and Intervention Research, National Institutes of Mental Health
• Paul Schyve, MD, Senior Advisor, Healthcare Improvement, The Joint Commission
• Becky Stoll, LCSW, Vice President, Crisis & Disaster Management, Centerstone
• Christine Walrath, PhD, Vice President Social and Economic Research and Evaluation, ICF International
• Ursula Whiteside, PhD

Staffing Support

• Sarah A. Bernes, MPH, MSW, Research Associate, Center for the Study and Prevention of Injury, Violence, and Suicide, Education Development Center, Inc.
• Laurie Davidson, MA, Project Manager, Provider Initiatives, Suicide Prevention Resource Center, Education Development Center, Inc.
• Julie Goldstein Grumet, PhD, Director of Prevention and Practice, Suicide Prevention Resource Center, Education Development Center, Inc.