Recognition
Governor’s and Mayor’s Challenges
The Arizona Coalition for Military Families convened teams as part of the national initiative known as the Governor’s and Mayor’s Challenges to Prevent Suicide Among Service Members, Veterans & Their Families
2020
New York Times
Be Connected was featured as an example of a suicide prevention program with bipartisan support.
2019
VA/DoD Suicide Prevention Conference
Be Connected was presented in a breakout session at this convention in Nashville, Tennessee.
2019
Governor’s and Mayor’s Challenges
The Arizona Coalition for Military Families convened teams as part of the national initiative known as the Governor’s and Mayor’s Challenges to Prevent Suicide Among Service Members, Veterans & Their Families
2019
Arizona National Guard
The Arizona Coalition for Military Families and our partners were celebrated exactly ten years later, recognizing a decade of collaboration in the same location as the launch.
2019
President’s Executive Order
Be Connected was featured at the signing of the Presidential Executive Order for the PREVENTS suicide prevention initiative at the White House on March 5, 2019.
2019
Governor’s and Mayor’s Challenges
The Arizona Coalition for Military Families convened teams as part of the national initiative known as the Governor’s and Mayor’s Challenges to Prevent Suicide Among Service Members, Veterans & Their Families
2018
VA/DoD Suicide Prevention Conference
Be Connected was presented in a breakout session at this convention in Denver, Colorado
2017
American Association of Suicidology
Be Connected was featured at the annual American Association of Suicidology conference.
SAMHSA Implementation Academy
The Arizona Coalition for Military Families attended the 2014 SAMHSA Implementation Academy in Baltimore, MD, participating in the first Implementation Academy focused on strengthening support for military families.
2014
Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Colonel James P. Isenhower, III, from the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, presented the keynote address at the 5th Annual Statewide Symposium in Support of Service Members, Veterans & Their Families.
2014
Joining Community Forces Workshop
The Arizona Coalition for Military Families was invited to present its capacity-building model as part of a best practice showcase and panel discussion at the first National Guard Bureau Joining Community Forces Workshop at Camp Dawson in West Virginia with General Frank J. Grass, Chief, National Guard Bureau, Brigadier General Ivan Denton, National Guard Director of Manpower and Personnel, The Adjutants General from all 54 states and territories, representatives of federal JCF partners and teams from the National Guard of each state and territory.
2014
National Conference on Volunteerism
The Arizona Coalition for Military Families presented at the main conference and the Military Summit at the National Conference on Volunteerism in Washington, D.C.
2013
SAMHSA Veterans Policy Academies
The Arizona Coalition for Military Families provided technical assistance as an alumni state to assist other states going through the process for the first time in Washington, D.C.
2013
VA/DoD Suicide Prevention Conference
In collaboration with the Arizona National Guard and TriWest Healthcare Alliance, the Arizona Coalition for Military Families presented on Arizona’s cross-sector integrated training model for suicide prevention in Washington, D.C.
2012
National Conference on Volunteerism
The Arizona Coalition for Military Families presented strategies for effective military/community partnerships in Chicago, Illinois.
2012
Technical Assistance Training
In partnership with SAMHSA, the Arizona Coalition for Military Families hosted representatives from ten states for advanced technical assistance training focused on state-level collaboration in Phoenix, Arizona.
2012
Defense Leadership Conference
The Arizona Coalition for Military Families was invited to brief the spouses of senior military leaders, including the spouses of National Guard Adjutant Generals from every state, at the Defense Leadership Conference.
2012
Published Report
Arizona’s upstream suicide prevention model is highlighted in a report released in April 2012 titled Well After Service: Veteran Reintegration and American Communities. The report was initiated by the Joining Community Forces partnership and focuses on best practices for state-level, community-based models to support service members, veterans, and their families.
2012
m/Oppenheim
Nicola Winkel, Project Director for the Arizona Coalition for Military Families, was invited to be a part of the INSIGHT interview series by m/Oppenheim.
2012
Office of the Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs
The Arizona Coalition for Military Families briefed key stakeholders and partners from around the nation at the Family and Employer Programs and Policies conference on Arizona’s public/private partnership model for state-level collaboration.
2011
Joining Community Forces Workshop
The Arizona Coalition for Military Families briefed key stakeholders on Arizona’s public/private partnership model and contributed to the dialogue on best practice approaches for community collaboration.
2011
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Arizona Coalition for Military Families participated in a panel to share Arizona’s public/private partnership efforts in upstream suicide prevention at the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff panel on Warrior and Family Support.
2011
SAMHSA Veterans Policy Academy
The Arizona Coalition for Military Families provided a briefing on its Military/Veteran Employment Initiative.
2011
Family Resilience Conference
The Arizona Coalition for Military Families presented its public/private partnership model at the Department of Defense conference in Chicago, Illinois.
2011
Joint Chiefs
The Arizona Coalition for Military Families presented to Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, at a Roundtable focused on veteran employment.
2011
SAMHSA Veterans Policy Academy
The Arizona Coalition for Military Families (ACMF) helped lead the implementation of the action plan developed by a team of Arizona public and private stakeholders in Washington, D.C. ACMF also participated in follow-on Policy Academies on state-level collaboration and tribal veterans in 2011.
2010
The White House, National Security Council
The Arizona Coalition for Military Families presented Arizona’s public/private partnership model as a best practice for fostering state-level collaboration in support of service members, veterans, and their families at a Roundtable hosted by the White House National Security Council Staff and the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
2010
SAMHSA Veterans Policy Academy
Arizona was one of ten states to participate in the Policy Academy, developing an Action Plan with a team of key stakeholders from military, government, and community organizations.
2009