{"id":104,"date":"2023-09-07T18:34:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T18:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hdi.hdiuky.net\/merge\/merge\/webinars\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T09:35:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:35:35","slug":"webinars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/webinars\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-white-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-a095473\" id=\"a-lived-experience-informed-approach-to-understanding-suicide-in-people-with-intellectual-and-or-developmental-disabilities\" data-block-id=\"a095473\"><style>.stk-a095473 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">A Lived Experience-Informed Approach to Understanding Suicide in People with Intellectual and\/or Developmental Disabilities<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>When:<\/strong> Tuesday, July 28, 2026 <br>2:00 PM &#8211; 3:00 PM (EDT)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Description<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Suicide affects many people in many communities across the world. People with Intellectual and\/or Developmental Disabilities have a distinct relationship to how they experience thoughts of suicide, as well as how they interact with support. Join this Webinar to learn more about how our world influences thoughts of suicide in people with IDD, how to protect autonomy in crisis, and build supportive communities of suicide care for people with IDD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Learning Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Understanding social, environmental, and other influences on thoughts of suicide in people with Intellectual and\/or Developmental Disabilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Trauma Informed approaches to thoughts of suicide in people with Intellectual and\/or Developmental Disabilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the Presenters:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Beck Whipple <\/strong>serves as the State Suicide Prevention Coordinator for the Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental &amp; Intellectual Disabilities (DBHDID). As someone with suicide-centered lived experience, Beck brings both personal insight and professional expertise to advancing suicide prevention across the Commonwealth. Beck leads Kentucky&#8217;s statewide suicide prevention strategy, overseeing federal grant initiatives, cross-sector partnerships, workforce development, and implementation of evidence-based prevention, intervention, treatment, and postvention efforts. With expertise in public health systems, strategic planning, and community collaboration, Beck works to strengthen suicide prevention infrastructure, improve access to care, and advance data-informed approaches that reduce suicide and promote recovery and hope across Kentucky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Caleb Rader <\/strong>is an autistic self-advocate who works to help bring a neuro affirming perspective across different settings in order to bridge gaps in knowledge in order to best help neurodivergent people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bailey Patterson <\/strong>is a Self-Advocate with lived experience of suicidality and a member of the Merge team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Registration Link:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uky.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_GCWYjnCQTQCZaQVQ0wM1Vg#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Webinar Registration &#8211; Zoom<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#1b365d\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Past Webinars<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-bec235a\" data-block-id=\"bec235a\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-bec235a-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-27ea1fc\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"27ea1fc\"><style>.stk-27ea1fc-container{min-height:var(--stk--preset--block-height--x-large, 24rem) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-27ea1fc-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-27ea1fc-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-card stk-block-card stk-block stk-ae17781 is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"ae17781\"><style>.stk-ae17781 .stk-block-card__image img{object-position:50% 28.000000000000004% !important;object-fit:contain !important;}.stk-ae17781 .stk-block-card__image{--stk-gradient-overlay:1 !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk--no-padding stk-container stk-ae17781-container stk-hover-parent\"><figure class=\"stk-block-card__image stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-125\" src=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Merge_Article-01.png\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1309\" 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id=\"role-playing-games-how-fantasy-can-build-reality-for-neurodivergent-communities\" data-block-id=\"6c437dc\"><style>.stk-6c437dc {margin-bottom:35px !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Role-Playing Games: How Fantasy Can Build Reality for Neurodivergent Communities<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This webinar took place on March 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Panelists: Kim Brown, James Mendez Hodes, Jaz Williams, Glen Jennings<br>Moderator: Bailey Patterson<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0Hjs7tewfWU\" style=\"background-color:#041e42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click Here To Watch!<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/RPG-Webinar-Transcript.docx\" style=\"background-color:#041e42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View transcript (Word Doc)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-21e3b3d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"21e3b3d\"><style>.stk-21e3b3d-container{min-height:var(--stk--preset--block-height--x-large, 24rem) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-21e3b3d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-21e3b3d-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-card stk-block-card stk-block stk-64547e9 is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" 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href=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Supporting-People-with-IDD-through-Grief-and-Loss_otter_ai.docx\" style=\"background-color:#041e42\">View transcript (Word Doc)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-db78406\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"db78406\"><style>.stk-db78406-container{min-height:var(--stk--preset--block-height--x-large, 24rem) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-db78406-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-db78406-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-card stk-block-card stk-block stk-1957f26 is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"1957f26\"><style>.stk-1957f26 .stk-block-card__image img{object-position:50% 28.000000000000004% !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk--no-padding stk-container stk-1957f26-container stk-hover-parent\"><figure class=\"stk-block-card__image stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-20160\" src=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/MVA-and-ML.jpg\" width=\"1431\" height=\"2218\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"stk-container-padding stk-block-card__content\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1957f26-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-8fa91df\" id=\"accessibility-matters-neuro-inclusive-cancer-care\" data-block-id=\"8fa91df\"><style>.stk-8fa91df {margin-bottom:35px !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Accessibility Matters: Neuro-Inclusive Cancer Care<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This webinar took place May 28, 2024 at 2:00 pm EST.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-8eea978-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-4d72f14\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"4d72f14\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-4d72f14-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-4d72f14-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-card stk-block-card stk-block stk-e0d7477 is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"e0d7477\"><style>.stk-e0d7477 .stk-block-card__image img{object-position:50% 28.000000000000004% !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk--no-padding stk-container stk-e0d7477-container stk-hover-parent\"><figure class=\"stk-block-card__image stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-17673\" src=\"https:\/\/hdi.uky.edu\/merge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Cliff-Coleman-MD-MPH.webp\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"stk-container-padding stk-block-card__content\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e0d7477-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-d12ce5a\" id=\"health-literacy-and-clear-communication-fundamentals-of-empowerment-through-health-information\" data-block-id=\"d12ce5a\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Health Literacy and Clear Communication: Fundamentals of Empowerment through Health Information<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This webinar took place February 7, 2024 01:00 PM&nbsp;in&nbsp;Eastern Time (US and Canada).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Presenter: Cliff Coleman, MD, MPH<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex 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