Amplify Speakers
Suicide Prevention Awareness Speakers
Suicide prevention is one of the most sensitive subjects an organization can put on a stage. The right speaker shares their experience with care, avoids harmful detail, and leaves people knowing that help is available and that reaching out works. This page lists only the roster speakers who speak publicly about it.
The suicide prevention awareness speakers on the Amplify Speakers roster are Carey Conley, Glenn Marsden and Hoan Do. Each speaks publicly about how suicide has touched their life, and each centers the talk on hope, connection and reaching out for help.
The Roster
Who Speaks on This
A family's path to hope. Carey Conley lost her husband and her son to suicide, three years apart. With her daughter Laurel she co-wrote Keep Looking Up: Transforming Grief into Hope After Tragedy, and she now helps others find purpose, hope and direction through adversity.
A movement built from loss. Glenn Marsden founded the Imperfectly Perfect Campaign, a worldwide mental health movement. He built it after a private battle with body dysmorphia and the loss of a close friend to suicide, and he gives audiences permission to stop pretending.
A personal turning point. Hoan Do speaks openly about a period as a student when pressure overwhelmed him and he struggled with suicidal thoughts. He describes how that became a turning point to learn the practical skills he now teaches on resilience.
Planning the session with care
Pair the keynote with clear information about support: your employee assistance program and, in the United States, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which people can call or text at 988. Let attendees know the topic in advance, and brief the speaker on your audience and on any recent losses in your organization.
Need more options?
We keep this page to speakers who genuinely fit the topic, so it is short. Amplify can source additional speakers on this subject through its bureau network. Tell us about your event and we will send a wider shortlist.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
When is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month?
September in the United States, and World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10. Many organizations also include this topic in mental health programming throughout the year.
How do these speakers handle such a sensitive subject?
Each shares their own experience with care and centers the talk on hope, connection and reaching out for help. Tell us about your audience so the speaker can pitch the session appropriately.
What support should we have in place for the session?
Share your employee assistance program details and, in the US, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Some organizations also have a counselor or wellbeing lead available after the session.
Who speaks on suicide prevention awareness on the Amplify roster?
Carey Conley, co-author of Keep Looking Up, Glenn Marsden, founder of the Imperfectly Perfect Campaign, and Hoan Do, who speaks about his own struggles as a student.
Can you find more speakers on suicide prevention?
Yes. Amplify can source additional speakers on this topic through its bureau network. Tell us about your event.
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Planning a suicide prevention or mental health event?
Tell us about your audience and the support you have in place. We will suggest a speaker who handles the subject with care, usually within one business day.