Not All Wounds are Visible: Reducing Suicide among Colleagues and People on your Caseload

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Director Multnomah County Department of Community Justice, Portland, Oregon. Denise has over 25 years experience working in the criminal justice field providing leadership for the wide range of services to clients, their families and crime victims. Prior to her appointment to the Director role in May 2024, she was the Deputy Director for DCJ. As deputy director, she supported the department’s Research and Planning Team, contracting, budgeting, facilities, victim and survivor services and other department-wide efforts to include leading the department through a gap analysis in 2024. She also helped to launch a statewide association of corrections providers to better share information and expertise and was pivotal in Multnomah County being selected by “Code for America” to help create a website for victims to better access information about their cases. APPA recognized her work presenting her with the Joe Kegans Award for Victim Services in Probation and Parole.

David Ryan served as Chief of Police in the Town of Pound Ridge for 23+ years, retiring on August 12, 2022 after a 40-year law enforcement career. Chief Ryan is a nationally recognized subject matter expert in the fields of Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking. Chief Ryan has introduced numerous programs which have created working partnerships with law enforcement and many aspects of the local and regional community including senior citizens, local businesses, school districts, parents, students, community mental health organizations, faith-based organizations and numerous sexual assault, domestic violence and human trafficking service providers. • Coordinator of the Westchester County NY Anti-Trafficking Task Force (ECM) as assigned through the International Organization for Adolescents • Director of the Westchester County NY Domestic Violence High Risk Team. • Law Enforcement Training and Policy Consultant to the NY State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Division of Criminal Justice Services • Instructor and Consultant to the Montclair University Global Center on Human Trafficking. • Member - Department of Justice Office for Violence Against Women Peer Review Team • International Association of Chiefs of Police Faculty Member • Faculty Member – Leadership Institute to Combat Human Trafficking focusing on the law enforcement response and first responder and advocacy wellness • Consultant and Instructor to the Institute for Intergovernmental Research Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Consortium (LETTAC). • Former Chair of the Westchester County Police Chief’s Association Committee on Domestic Violence. • Advisory Board Member – Opioid Awareness and Readiness Program / Mercy College • Member - Westchester County Chief’s of Police Association • Member of the Advisory Board of Hope’s Door, a domestic violence / sexual assault / human trafficking service provider and victim advocacy organization • Member of the Advisory Board for Pace Women’s Justice Center Friends of Gail • Vice President -- Board of Trustees for the NEW Dawn Family Resource Center. • Member of the Westchester County Victim Informed Care & Trauma Recovery (VICTR) Taskforce • Former 23-year Member of the Municipal Board of Westchester Emergency Medical Services • Founding Member of the Northern Westchester County Domestic Violence Risk Reduction Team (NWRR

Currently Chairman of Canby Suicide Prevention Task Force. Partner with Justus Consulting Cortium. Scott has 50 years in the field of Corrections. He Is the retired Director of Multnomah County Department of Community Justice. He has worked in juvenile and adult institutions, run a Residential Center, served as counselor, Probation& Parole Officer, Supervisor, and as a County and State Director of Probation and Parole in Oregon. He Currently serves of the APPA Board of Directors. He is Past Treasurer and Past President of the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA). Recipient of the APPA Walter Dunbar award for contributions to the field, Coordinator of the 2nd World Congress on Probation. Past President of the Luke Center for catalytic change, Past Mayor and city councilor.