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2015 NNHVIP Conference Call for Workshops
“Healing is Justice: Helping Systems of Care Promote Equity”
September 28-29, 2015
The California Endowment’s Center for Healthy Communities, Los Angeles, CA
The National Network of Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs’ annual conference draws a diverse audience committed to breaking the cycle of violence and promoting healing in communities where violent injuries occur. The over 200 attendees include: frontline gang intervention workers, pediatric and adult physicians, public officials, experts and emerging researchers from various academic fields, crisis responders, community-based programs and organizations, social workers, mental health providers, nurses, members of state/local/federal government, and community members affected by and/or responding to violence. Presentations are encouraged that honor, promote and build upon the expertise of conference attendees.
Proposed Session Title: Credible Messengers: Connecting Hospital Intervention to the Community
Suggest a title (8-10 words) that is informative and clearly reflects the presentation content.
PRESENTER(S) BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Name of Lead Speaker/Proposal Submitter: LeVon Stone, M. Ed.
This person will be the contact and is responsible for all session logistics
Job Title: Hospital Program Coordinator Organization: Cure Violence
NNHVIP affiliation (i.e. member program, emerging program, other.):Member Program
Street Address:1603 West Taylor
City, State, Zip: Chicago, IL, 60612
Telephone: 312-996-1858 Email:
Additional Speakers: If applicable, identify any additional speakers below with e-mail and phone information.
Name E-mail address Phone #
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Professional Background: Provide a 1-4 sentence biography for each speaker to be used as an introduction as well as an overview of your knowledge and experience related to the proposed session topic and HVIP field; i.e.: years of experience in the related field, degrees held and from what academic institutions, current appointments, concurrent responsibilities, areas of specialty, past speaking engagements, etc.
LeVon Stone Sr. is the Hospital Response Coordinator for CeaseFire Chicago/Cure Violence. He began volunteering with CeaseFire in 2004, as a key liaison between Violence Interrupters and the community. LeVon manages oversight of all partnerships across the Chicagoland area. His role requires oversight of 24/7 response to violently injured patient referrals, encompassing staff supervision, administrative relationships with hospitals, as well as traveling to partner cities to help build & strengthen hospital partnerships. Mr. Stone has a Masters in Education from Northeastern University.
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION
Presentation Learning Objectives: List 3 educational goals of the presentation that specify what participants will learn as a result of attending the presentation. (NNHVIP reserves the right to edit objectives to meet requirements for CEUs)
1. Examine the role of credible messengers in hospital response
2. Discover techniques to prevent violence in hospitals and in the community
3. Identify experiences that make a hospital responder more effective
Session Categories: Check one or more categories that best represent the focus area of the presentation.
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☐ Promoting Equity / Addressing Bias
☐ Policy and/or Advocacy
☐ Bridging Direct Service & Advocacy
☐ Research
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☒ Best Practices in Direct Services
☐ Trauma-Informed Care
☒ Mental Health
☒ Hospital-Community Partnership
☐ Healing the Healers / Self-Care
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I submit this workshop proposal for consideration for the preferred following event format(s): (Check all that apply)
Presentation Length:
☐ 90 minute breakout session
☒ 40 minute presentation to be paired with another presentation on a similar topic
Presentation Format:
☒ Presentation (with or without Q&A to follow)
☐ Interactive training or conversation
(At this year’s conference, the planning committee is giving special consideration to interactive workshops that build on the skills and expertise of audience members. If checked, please specify what methods will be used to ensure audience participation and interaction on the topic presented.)
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Session Narrative: Please summarize the presentation in no more than 500 words).
This will be utilized to evaluate the overall relevance and quality of the proposed presentation. If your presentation is selected, this narrative will also be adapted for the Conference Program.
Presentation Agreement:
· Submit my PowerPoint presentation via email or flash drive no later than September 21, 2015.
· Provide all required information and affirmations for CEU certification, by due dates requested.
· Prepare, duplicate, and distribute handout materials for my presentation at my expense.
· Allow NNHVIP to list my contact information on printed and online materials.
· Presenters may not sell, promote or pitch any specific product or service.
· I understand NNHVIP cannot pay honoraria, travel, per diem, handouts or other costs for speakers. In appreciation for your contribution, one approved speaker may attend the conference at no cost for registration.
By submitting your presentation, you are agreeing to the presentation agreement.
*** Email submissions by May 1, 2015, to Ahmed Ali-Bob at ***