About: Comprehensive Suicide Prevention

Richard Lieberman MA, NCSP, is the Lead Consultant for the CalMHSA Student Mental Health Initiative for the Los Angeles County Office of Education. He is a lecturer in the Graduate School of Education at Loyola Marymount University and from 1986-2011 he coordinated Suicide Prevention Services for Los Angeles Unified School District. Mr. Lieberman is co-author of School Crisis Prevention: the PREPaRE Model and Best Practices in Suicide Intervention (IV, V and VI) for the National Association of School Psychologists.

Susan K. Coats, Ed.D., LEP, is the CASP Chair on Mental Health and Crisis Consultation, a CDE Student Mental Health Policy Workgroup member, the Mental Health Officer for her district’s Crisis Response and Threat Assessment Team, and the high school advisor for a NAMI On Campus Club. In addition, she is a trainer for Youth Mental Health First Aid, PREPaRE, and the Student Mental Health Initiative. Recent workshops have included “Threat Prevention and Assessment” and “Repairing Harm and Restoring Relationships” that involved school law enforcement, district personnel, and community mental health members.

Chris Jones, LEP, NCSP is a founding partner of Dynamic Interventions, the first incorporation of Licensed Educational Psychologists in the state of California. Dynamic Interventions provides counseling, assessment, consultation and training services to families and school districts in the Greater Los Angeles area. Jones specializes in the areas of assessment, autism and other disorders that impact learning and socialization. He is the co-author of Project Friendship, an anti-bullying program that has been implemented in five districts in southern California. Jones has been recognized the LA County Board of Supervisors and the William S. Hart Union HS District for his innovative work as a school psychologist and his dedication to students and their families. Additionally, he’s been the recipient of CASP’s Nadine Lambert Outstanding School Psychologist Award, as well as the Suzanne Fisher Leadership Award.