Bio: Dr. Brodsky works on all aspects of the Program for Suicide Prevention-Training, Implementation and Evaluation. She conducts trainings, reviews current and prospective training initiatives for suitability and evidence-base and helps develop manuals and evaluation tools. She helps to identify and develop trainings, particularly those geared towards improving the skills of behavioral health providers, other health professionals and gatekeepers. She is a Research Scientist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, and has extensive experience and skills in training professionals in evidence-based treatment of suicidal individuals which she will bring to bear on state-wide training efforts. She also helps to determine appropriate methods of evaluating competence and fidelity monitoring to evidence-based protocols. She conducts trainings as needed, trains trainers and visits sites to assess needs and help sites in achieving and maintaining fidelity.

Bio: Dr. Labouliere is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at Columbia University and Project Administrator of the Suicide Prevention – Training, Implementation, & Evaluation (SP-TIE) Program at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. She is responsible for the design, implementation, and evaluation of statewide suicide prevention efforts, including the training of clinicians in empirically-supported, suicide-specific interventions. Prior to joining the SP-TIE team, Dr. Labouliere had over ten years of research and clinical experience working with individuals with suicidal behavior. For six years, she served as project coordinator for several large federally-funded youth suicide prevention grants, and was integral to the implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of empirically-supported prevention and intervention programs. Her research has resulted in numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters on the topic of mental health and treatment for emotional disorders and self-destructive behavior.