Oil Spill Distress Helpline

1-800-985-5990, or Text "TalkWithUs" to 66746
http://www.distress-helpline.org

Communication/Social Media consultant for the Oil Spill Distress Helpline, a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)-administrated phone and text number that links callers to behavioral healthcare services and will serve as an important resource for the localized oil spill outreach efforts in the Gulf Coast states.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/ICF Macro

http://www.cdc.gov/
http://www.macrointernational.com/

Senior Social Media Analyst for project titled “Investigating the Characteristics and Effectiveness of Social Networking as a Health Message Delivery System”

This contract is a multi-faceted look into the social media sites that CDC uses. Mr. Gandin Le is evaluating the reach of those sites as well as the accuracy of information passed along by other users of social media.

Eve Ensler, author of “The Vagina Monologues” and creator of V-Day

Safety piece about suicide for web-based curriculum/rehearsal guide that accompanies her 2010 work titled, “I Am An Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World” (http://www.amazon.com/Am-Emotional-Creature-Secret-Around/dp/1400061040)

The Gallup Organization/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

http://www.gallup.com/home.aspx
http://www.samhsa.gov/

Commissioned to write white paper titled “Using New Media for Suicide Prevention: Existing Efforts and Future Opportunities” (to be published early 2010)

Emotion Technology (ET) served as a subcontractor on this Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) white paper on Suicide and Social Media. The paper provides key findings from new media and suicide prevention literature, a summary of current use of new and social media by suicide prevention practitioners, explores suicidal language online, and provides recommendations for moving forward.

Inspire USA

http://inspireusafoundation.org/

Real to Reel Film Festival Adminstrator/Curator (http://inspireusafoundation.com/realtoreel/)

Podcast interview recording and editing

Emotion Technology serves as a contractor to Inspire USA Foundation, providing content for the Fall 2009 Reach Out website launch.  ET programmed a film competition and festival at Ohio State University and a subsequent nationwide competition and festival run through MySpace Impact channel, Facebook, and YouTube.

Psychology Beyond Borders

http://www.psychologybeyondborders.org/

Created blog “Beyond Fear: Managing the Psychology of Fear and Terror”http://beyondfearblog.org

Short four-podcast series of interviews highlighting PBB’s work

Emotion Technology serves as a contractor to Psychology Beyond Borders to provide social network development and content creation. ET has created a blog, podcast series, and video marketing materials for the organization.

Texas Juvenile Probation Commission - Behavioral Health

http://www.tjpc.state.tx.us/

Through this contract, Emotion Technology created a social networking site using Ning technology  (http://tjpcbh.ning.com/) for the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission (TJPC). TJPC uses this social networking site for statewide training and technical assistance to its 50 satellite agencies.

Texas Suicide Prevention Coalition

http://www.texassuicideprevention.org/

Created customized social networking sites and project management software

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Co-created (while with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) the Lifeline Gallery (http://www.lifeline-gallery.org/), a powerful virtual space where suicide survivors, attempt survivors, and suicide prevention supporters can share their stories.

2010 South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Conference

http://sxsw.com/interactive

Creator and moderator of panel titled “RT: I'm Going to Kill Myself. Preventing Suicide Online” http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/2811

Every year, suicide kills more Americans than HIV/AIDS and homicide combined. It’s the second highest killer of young people, who don’t call hotlines. Full online crisis counseling doesn’t exist yet. What can be done? Find out what works (and what doesn’t) and how you can save lives using the Internet.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)/Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)

Schools Postvention Meeting (May 2009)

Invited expert speaking on technology and postvention. “Dos and Don’ts for Online Memorials”

Inspire USA

2009 System of Care Community Training (July 2009)

“Using User-Generated Content to Educate and Engage”

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) (Annenberg School)

Online Postvention workgroup

Expanding new media guidelines for reporting on suicide to include user-generated content

The Gallup Organization

Suicide and New Media: An Action-Planning Summit to Save Lives (May 2009) - presenting findings of the white paper

Mental Health Association in Texas/Texas Suicide Prevention Council

Texas Suicide Prevention Pre-Symposium (June 2008)

“Online Communities and Social Networking – Prevention and Postvention”

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Honoring Tradition, Embracing Transformation: Crisis Centers in Our Communities (2007) (for Lifeline)

“Web-Based Promotions: How Social Networking Sites and Your Website Can Help You Recruit Volunteers, Increase Awareness, and Raise Money”