HeART Missoula - A Series of Free Public Events for Suicide Prevention Week

two oung dancers performing
youth dance troup performing

Misdirected A dance about trauma and resilience, choreographed by Walter Barrera and performed by Rocky Mountain Ballet Theater.

Septemeber 7 (Wed)

Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1

Film
7:00 pm 
Roxy Theater  
Followed by panel and audience discussion. 

Panelists:

  • Heather Stokes, Vice President of Strategic Development, LivingWorks, Moderator
  • Rob Terwilliger, MS, LCPC, Tamarack Grief Resource Center Grief Specialist
  • Anton Johnson, Veteran
  • Kathryn Isaacson, Executive Director, Western Montana Mental Health Center

September 8 (Thur)

Misdirected

A dance about trauma and resilience, choreographed by Walter Barrera and performed by Rocky Mountain Ballet Theater.
7:00 p.m.
Silver Theater, 2023 S. Higgins Ave.
Followed by panel and audience discussion.

Panelists:

    • Heidi Kendall, Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Missoula Public Health, Moderator
    • Karri Montgomery, Executive Director, Silver Foundation
    • John Sommers-Flanagan, Associate Professor of Counselor Education, UM
    • Glenn Tousignant, Outreach Coordinator, The Learning Center at Red Willow
keving kicking woman performing on stage
Kevin Kicking Woman

Septemebr 9 (Fri)

Assessing Is Part Of Prevention: Some Basic Facts About Suicide in Montana

Presented by Dr. Blair Davison (CME for healthcare providers; public invited)
7:30 a.m.
Broadway Building Conference Room, 500 W. Broadway

The Sun as My Witness

A play by Kevin Kicking Woman about childhood trauma and resilience
7:00 p.m. 
Salvation Army Building, 355 S. Russell
Followed by panel and audience discussion.

Panelists: 

  • Maegan Rides At The Door, Director, National Native Children’s Trauma Center, Moderator
  • Kevin Kicking Woman, Tribal Outreach Coordinator, University of Montana
  • Corinna Little Wolf, Treatment Coordinator, Partnership for Children, Polson, Montana

Co-sponsors:

  • United Way of Missoula
  • Missoula County Public Health Department
  • St. Patrick Hospital
  • Western Montana Suicide Prevention Initiative
  • Missoula Federal Credit Union
  • Silver Foundation