Expert Reviewers
Suicide Prevention among Older Adults: a guide for family members
Dr. David K. Conn, M.B., B. Ch., B.A.O., FRCPC
Vice-President Medical Services & Academic Education
Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Baycrest Geriatric Health Care System
Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
Co-Chair, Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health
Past President, Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry
Dr. J. Kenneth Le Clair, MD, FRCPC
Professor and Chair, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Queen's University
Co-Chair, Centre for Studies in Aging and Health, Providence Care
Co-Chair, Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health
Dr. Lanny Berman, PhD, ABPP
Executive Director, American Association of Suicidology
Dr. Martha Donnelly, MD, CCFP, FRCP
Geriatric Psychiatrist, Vancouver General Hospital
Director of Geriatric Psychiatry, University of British Columbia
Charlene Foster, B.A.
Trainer & Volunteer Coordinator, London and District Distress Centre
Dr. Marnin Heisel, PhD, C. Psych.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario
Research Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Rochester Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide
Vice President and Chair, Research Committee, Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention
Dr. Sharon Moore, RN, BA, M.Ed., PhD, C. Psych.
Associate Professor, Centre for Nursing and Health Studies, Athabasca University
Nona Moscovitz, MSW
Program Manager of Mental Health Services, CSSS Cavendish
Simone Powell, MPA
Senior Policy Analyst, Division of Aging and Seniors, Public Health Agency of Canada
Bonnie Purcell, MSc, PhD Candidate
Psychology Resident, South Street Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre
Ian Ross, MSc
Executive Director, Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of British Columbia
Joan Seabrook, M.Ed., S.O.
Educational Consultant, Survivor Chair, Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention
The CCSMH is also grateful to the following people - older adults and family members - who participated in the review of these guides:
Gabriela Boldrini, Joan Cumming, Lynne Currie, David Globerman, Margaret Green, Anne Helsdingen, Nick Helsdingen, Jackie Hogan, Stephanie Howard, Ian MacDonald, Pat Malone, Peter Perrin, Anna-Marie Read, Betty A. Robertson, Will Symister, Jane Wilson and Evelyn (Burns) Weinrib
[updated April 9, 2009]