Implementing Caring Contacts to Prevent Youth Suicide

Feb. 10, 2026

Webinar

1 p.m. ET

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Presenters

Written By:
Jennifer Hoffman, MD, MS
Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine, Co-Director of PEM Fellowship Research, Behavioral Health Medical Director, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Written By:
Meredith Chapman, MD
Medical Director, Center for Suicide Prevention and Research
Written By:
John Ackerman, PhD
Suicide Prevention Clinical Manager, Center for Suicide Prevention and Research, Nationwide Children's Hospital
Written By:
Sabrina Schalley, LCSW
Director of Behavioral Health Integration, Children's Nebraska

About This Event

Join the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) and three leading children’s hospitals as they share experiences with Caring Contacts suicide intervention.

Caring Contacts sends periodic brief messages that offer hope and support for at-risk youth.

The webinar will highlight unique approaches from:

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago: Discover current research on Caring Contacts text messages delivered during the year following an emergency visit.
Children's Nebraska: Learn from their implementation guide on mailing Caring Contacts and how they have automated tracking outcomes.
Nationwide Children’s Hospital: Explore strategies for launching automated text-based Caring Contacts and considerations for engaging youth through digital platforms.

This is the inaugural webinar of the Preventing Youth Suicide Peer Learning Exchange, a new CHA group that will provide valuable webinars, articles, and resources to all members.