The Coalition seeks to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health and suicide within our community, by engaging the community in suicide prevention events and training, increasing the number of people in our county to recognize warning signs of a mental health crisis, and enabling them to respond. The Coalition aligns with the vision of Ohio’s suicide prevention plan to reduce the number of suicides every year until not one life is lost.
QPR Training
Just as CPR helps anyone save a life in a medical emergency, QPR is a simple educational program that teaches ordinary citizens how to recognize a mental health emergency and get a person at-risk the help they need.
In these trainings, certified QPR Gatekeeper Instructors teach the three steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide: Question, Persuade, and Refer. In just 90 minutes, you can learn to save a life. For upcoming QPR Gatekeeper Trainings click here.
Questions? or to schedule a training for a group, email Sherri Allen at sallen@envisionpartnerships.com .
Local Crisis Hotline Numbers
If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the Butler County Crisis Hotline (call or text)
1-844-4CRISIS(427-4747)
or
988
For Veterans +1 after either County or National Crisis Line
Both are available 24-hour, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Coalition Meetings, Subcommittees and Taskforces
Want to Learn More About Our Suicide Prevention Coalition?
Join the coalition email list by contacting Kristen Smith at (513) 868-2100 ext. 228 or ksmith@envisionpartnerships.com.
The Coalition meets on the second Thursday of every month 3:00 – 4:30 PM. The meetings are being held hybrid on Zoom and at Envision Partnerships 2935 Hamilton Mason Rd. Hamilton, OH 45011. Coalition members are also involved in specific initiatives and supporting vulnerable populations. Contact Kristen Smith at ksmith@envisionpartnerships.com to connect to a Taskforce Chair and obtain a Zoom link if required.
- Latino/Hispanic Suicide Prevention Taskforce
- Meets on the 3rd Monday of the month 4:00 pm. HYBRID meeting at Envision Partnerships and virtually.
- Chair, Hilary Ortega
- Taskforce to Improve Mental Health in the African American Community
- Meets on the 3rd Monday at 3:30 PM VIRTUALLY
- Chair, Kim McKinney
- Volunteer for the L.O.S.S./D.O.S.S. Team (Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors/ Drug Overdose Survivor Support)
- CLICK HERE for information on how you can be a volunteer serving survivors of unintentional drug overdose or suicide.
- Contact Chair, Jennifer MacLean at JMacLean@EnvisionPartnerships.com
- Lethal Means Safety Taskforce
- Meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 10:00 AM VIRTUALLY
- Chair, Kendra McMullen
- CLICK HERE if you have a Life Side Ohio box and need replacements.
- LGBTQ Suicide Prevention Taskforce
- Meets on the 4th Monday of the month at 3:30 PM. HYBRID at Envision Partnerships office and virtually.
- Chair, Morgan Busch
- Older Adult Taskforce
- Meets on the 3rd Tuesday at 3:00 PM. HYBRID meeting. Meets at Envision Partnerships office and virtually
- Chair, Lynda O'Connor
- Attempt Problem Solving Committee
- Meets on 2nd Wednesday at 1:00pm VIRTUALLY
- Chair, Kristi Ertel
- "A Walk to Remember" Planning Team - short-term planning
- Planning begins in June until the week after the event. HYBRID meeting. Meets at Envision Partnerships office and virtually
- This event occurs on the first Thursday in September, Suicide Prevention Awareness month. A Walk to Remember 2026 will be Thursday, Sept. 3, 6:30-8:00 pm at Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park. Mark your calendars!
- Contact Chair, Kristen Smith at ksmith@envisionpartnerships.com
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Annual Walk to Remember
The 7th Annual Walk to Remember took place Sept. 4, 2025 at Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park. People who have lost loved ones to suicide gather to walk in remembrance. Participants have shared that this community event helps them feel less alone. At the event there will be a panel of speakers with lived experience, local resource tables, decorating luminary bags and writing loved ones names on yellow ribbons. Walk in remembrance of someone or support of another who has lost a loved one to suicide. If you have lost a loved one to suicide, save the date Sept. 3, 2026 for the 8th Annual Walk to Remember.
