Save&Raid: Sanctuary - Roundtable Discussion #1: Global Crisis Lifelines

Hosts

Courtney (likeanapple)
Registered Mental Health Nurse

Jen Owens
Director of Programs at SAVE

Guests

Grant Riewe, Chief Technology Officer, Vibrant Emotional Health
Vibrant is the organization that run 988 suicide and crisis lifeline here in the United states. Grant joined Vibrant in 2022 as Chief Technology Officer, overseeing all technology programs, products, and services. He is a strategy-driven technologist with deep experience developing and executing big-bang innovation strategies for organizations of all sizes – from Fortune 100 to startups and the public sector. Grant’s focus is on the ethical and human-centric application of technology and effective customer experiences.

Allison Crawford, Chief Medical Officer, 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline, Canada
In addition to chief medical officer at 988 canada, Allison is also a psychiatrist and Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and school of public health at the University of Toronto. She also works on suicide prevention and life promotion in the circumpolar North and is University of the Arctic Chair in Public Mental Health and Digital Innovation.
Casey Starr, Co-Executive Director of Samaritans and Representative of Befrienders Worldwide (BWW). She has a background in developmental psychology and holds advanced degrees from NYU and the University of Edinburgh. With over 10 years of experience in suicide prevention, Casey is dedicated to community-based approaches, embedding volunteer-driven crisis support, education, and postvention resources into communities.

Mirjam van Driel, registered health-care psychologist at 113 Suicide Prevention in The Netherlands.
Together with her colleagues she is responsible for the quality and development of the care and support they provide at the helpline and through online therapy.