Panel Discussion on Suicidal Ideation – Signs, Treatment, and Survivors
In a continued effort to destigmatize discussions around mental health topics the City of Montgomery is hosting a powerful panel discussion on suicide survival, loss and treatment of suicidal ideation.
The City of Montgomery is privileged to partner with the Church of the Saviour at 8005 Pfeiffer Road to host a panel discussion on suicide from a personal and professional perspective on Thursday, August 29 beginning at 6:30 pm.
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Panelists Include:
Grant Darbyshire, a Montgomery resident who graduated Summa Cum Laude from Sycamore High School and as a senior, served as a captain for the basketball team and helped lead them to the Greater Miami Conference championship and an overall record of 20-3. Grant was also a National Merit Scholar Commended, member of the National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Student Ambassador, and a Four-time All-Conference Academic Team member. Grant is currently a student athlete on the University of Kentucky Men’s Basketball and serves as the Head Representative for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Grant will share his personal struggles with suicide and survival.
Don Scalf, has been a Cincinnati police officer for 25 years, 20 of those years as a Police Sergeant. Don’s vast career has been spent as an investigator in the Criminal Investigations Section, the ATF Task Force, and Internal affairs. Currently, Don is assigned to the Officer Wellness Unit. Don will share his journey of his attempted suicide and treatment, and how police officers struggle with the situations they face every day.
Nancy Eigel-Miller, 1N5 Founder and Executive Director. In 2008, Nancy lost her husband, Jim, to suicide. Determined to prevent others from facing the same pain and loss her family did, Nancy created 1N5 a few years after Jim’s death, following two fund-raising walks in the community. 1N5 focuses on stigma reduction, community engagement and outreach, education and programming, measurement and data, and policy and advocacy. 1N5 has raised over $2 million for mental health and suicide prevention programs to serve 85 high schools, 72 community partners, and six universities.
Dr. Tracy Cummings, a 2023 Cincy Best Doc in the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry category, serves as the Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Medical Director, Adolescent PHP for the Lindner Center of HOPE. As a staff psychiatrist for Lindner Center of HOPE, Dr. Cummings specializes in the assessment and treatment of children through emerging adulthood and has vast experience working with individuals and families coping with severe and chronic psychiatric issues.