Social Justice Movie Night: Suicide Among the Nursing Profession - Understanding Why

Hopkins County Health Department 2000-Present Public Health Director III-9 years Responsibilities: • Serve as Chief Executive Officer • Direct supervision of the management team • Plan and implement a budget for the department • Write contracts and grants for department • Oversee all of the departmental finances • Assure that the 10 essential public health services are incorporated into practice • Serve as Human Resources Director • Promote health promotion and prevention and emergency preparedness operations • Serve as Public Information Officer • Act as Chief Health Strategist for the community

Sarah Schirmer serves as a Assistant Professor at University of Louisville School of Nursing from 2019 to the present. Her expertise is in psychiatric and mental health advanced nursing practice and research.

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Sheila Schuster, PhD. is a licensed clinical psychologist who received her graduate degrees in Psychology from Purdue University and the University of Louisville. For over twenty years, she was a child clinical psychologist in private practice in Louisville, providing psychological services and consultation to youth, families, schools, courts, and community agencies. Dr. Schuster is currently the Executive Director of the Kentucky Mental Health Coalition which was founded in 1982 and is comprised of nearly 70 mental health/substance abuse/human services organizations representing consumers, family members, advocates, service agencies and providers.

Susan Rogers serves as a Mental Health Advocate with Chole’s Petals of Hope from 2020 to present. She is the founder, president, and marketer of suicide and mental health awareness non-profit.

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Lee Anne Walmsley PhD, MSN, RN Lee Anne Walmsley is an assistant professor, director of work-life and student wellness and military & veteran student liaison at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing. She has more than 40 years of clinical and academic experience. Lee Anne has a doctorate in nursing, a Doctor of Education, a Master of Science, and a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the UK.