Idaho Council on Suicide Prevention

The Idaho Council on Suicide Prevention responsibilities are to oversee the implementation of the Idaho Suicide Prevention Plan, to ensure the continued relevance of the plan by evaluating, implementing, and developing changes and new priorities, to be a proponent for suicide prevention in Idaho, and to prepare an annual report on plan implementation for the Governor and Legislature.

The Governor appoints all members of the council with state regional representation in mind. Council members each serve a three-year renewable term. The Governor appoints the council chair. The council meets annually and does not exceed 20 members.

Nameagency/OrganizationExecutive Order RepresentationCity/Town
Hayden FalknerSuicide Prevention ProgramDepartment of Health and Welfare Suicide Prevention Program Boise
Krissy BronchoShoshone-Bannock TribesIdaho TribesFort Hall
Bree DerrickIdaho Department of CorrectionsIdaho Department of CorrectionsBoise
Tiffany FoleyClinical Social Worker - Suicide Prevention CoordinatorBoise Veterans ServicesBoise
Kristin GreenDivision of Behavioral Health, Program SpecialistDepartment of Health & Welfare, Division of Behavioral HealthBoise
Jeni GriffinRegional Coordinator Idaho LivesLoss survivorIdaho Falls
Linda HatzenbuehlerPsychologistMental Health Professional/ Council ChairPocatello
Sen. Fred MartinIdaho LegislatureSenate RepresentativeBoise
Erin OlsenDisease Prevention & Health Promotion Program SpecialistIdaho Commission on AgingBoise
Dotti OwensAda County Coroner’s OfficeAda County CoronerBoise
Catherine PerusseNAMIMental Health AdvocacySandpoint
Carmen StangerAmerican Foundation for Suicide PreventionSuicide Prevention AdvocacyBoise
Sara StoverGovernor’s OfficeHealth & Human Services Policy AdvisorBoise
Eric StudebakerDirector of Student Engagement & Safety CoordinationState Department of EducationBoise
Renee WaiteDepartment of Juvenile CorrectionsJuvenile CorrectionsTwin Falls
Michael WaltonMD, St. Luke'sIdaho Medical Association or a Medical DoctorBoise
Stewart WilderLive Wilder Foundation & Idaho Suicide Prevention CoalitionSuicide prevention advocacyBoise
Liz WoodruffIdaho Academy of Family PhysiciansMental Health Advocacy OrganizationBoise

 

Idaho Suicide Prevention five year plan
Idaho Suicide Prevention Plan 2024-2028

Annual Governor's Reports

Current - 2021 Report
2020 Annual Governor's Report highlighting the suicide prevention activities that occured in Idaho in 2020.
Archived - 2020 - 2008
Past Annual Governor's Reports.