973: Never A Bother Campaign, Expanding Academic Partnerships

Darcy Pickens, Program Coordinator for the Office of Suicide Prevention at the California Department of Public Health, explains how the state’s “Never a Bother” youth suicide prevention campaign collaborated with youth to develop a campaign tailored to their needs; Courtney Dezendorf, Director for the Office of Practice and Learning at the Texas Department of State Health Services, shares the statewide strategy her department developed to expand partnerships between Texas’ local health departments and academic institutions; an ASTHO resource provides public health leaders with the information they need to learn more about effective infectious disease response; and a new ASTHO blog article describes the art of storytelling and why it’s so essential to the public health field. 

California Department of Public Health: California Launches New Youth Suicide Prevention Campaign

ASTHO Blog: Public Health and Academic Leaders Unite Through Texas Consortium

ASTHO Web Page: Infectious Disease Response Resources

ASTHO Blog: The Art (and Science) of Storytelling in Public Health