Kevins Song A Nonprofit For Community Education On Depression

KEVIN'S SONG IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO GENERATING PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE CAUSES OF SUICIDE, ITS PREVALENCE IN OUR SOCIETY AND POSSIBLE PREVENTIVE MEASURES. AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE WANT TO CREATE A WORKING COMMUNITY OF PROFESSIONALS AND ADVOCATES THAT HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE IN THE METROPOLITAN DETROIT AREA AS WELL AS THE STATE OF MICHIGAN FOR OFFERING KNOWLEDGE, HOPE AND HEALING TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TOUCHED BY SUICIDE.

DUE TO COVID-19, KEVINS SONGS ACTIVITIES WERE ALL VIRTUAL DURING THIS PERIOD. JANUARY 21-23, 2021, KEVINS SONG HELD ITS 5TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON SUICIDE: EQUITY AND EQUALITY IN SUICIDE PREVENTION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DETROIT PUBLIC TELEVISION. THE CONFERENCE WAS LIVE-STREAMED AND HAD OVER 400 ATTENDEES. ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, THE DAY SET ASIDE FOR SURVIVORS, A LIVE PANEL DISCUSSION WAS AIRED THROUGH DETROIT PUBLIC TELEVISIONS AND KEVINS SONGS FACEBOOK PAGES AND APPROXIMATELY 5000 PEOPLE VIEWED THE DISCUSSION ON SURIVING A SUICIDE LOSS. THE SESSIONS WERE ALL TAPED AS WELL AS LIVE-STREAMED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO SPONSORS, BOARD MEMBERS AND CONFERENCE ATTENDEES. KEVINS SONG ENLISTED THE SERVICES OF A PROFESSIONAL MARKETING FIRM, MARXLAYNE, TO AID IN PUBICIZING THE CONFERENCE THROUGHOUT MICHIGAN AS WELL AS NORTHERN OHIO.IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE 2021 CONFERENCE, PLANNING BEGAN FOR THE 6TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE WHICH WILL BE HELD JANUARY 27-29, 2022. IT IS BEING PLANNED AS A HYBRID CONFERENCE AT THE INN AT ST. JOHNS AND WILL BE PRODUCED AGAIN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DETROIT PUBLIC TELEVISION. CONSTANT MONITORING OF THE COVID SITUATION WILL IMPACT THE FINAL DECISION TO HOLD THE CONFERENCE AS A HYBRID OR A VIRTUAL EVENT.THE SCHOOL SUMMIT WAS ONCE AGAIN A MAJOR PART OF THE CONFERENCE, TAKING PLACE ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE CONFERENCE. THE CONTENT WAS PLANNED BY THE KEVINS SONG SCHOOL SUMMIT COMMITTEE WHICH MET MONTHLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PLAN THE BEST FORMAT AND INFORMATION TO PRESENT TO TEACHERS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS AND ADMINISTRATORS. THE SCHOOL SUMMIT COMMITTEE, MADE UP OF EDUCATORS, COUNSELORS, PARENTS AND ADMINISTRATORS, HAS BEEN ACTIVELY PLANNING THE SCHOOL SUMMIT FOR 2022 SINCE MARCH OF 2021.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH: KEVINS SONG MADE THE DECISION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC TO MAKE ITS SUPPORT GROUP AVAILABLE TO LOSS SURVIVORS VIRTUALLY. SINCE THEN TWO VIRTUAL SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS HAVE BEEN HELD EACH MONTH, ONE ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AND A SECOND ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH. THESE SUPPORT GROUPS HAVE BEEN VERY WELL RECEIVED AND PEOPLE HAVE VOICED THEIR APPRECIATION FOR HAVING THEM AVAILABLE THROUGH ZOOM. A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL FACILIATOR LEADS EACH GROUP MEETING WHICH HAS AN AVERAGE OF 8-10 ATTENDEES. EACH MONTH KEVINS SONG PRODUCES A NEWSLETTER THAT IS SENT OUT IN AN EBLAST THAT REACHES OVER 2000 PEOPLE. THE NEWSLETTER IS AN EXCELLENT TOOL FOR KEEPING PEOPLE ABREAST OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT KEVINS SONG IS ENGAGED IN, FOR PROVIDING NEWS ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS IN SUICIDE PREVENTION, FOCUSING ON OUR BOARD MEMBERS, ADVISORS, VOLUNTEERS, ETC. AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHTING EACH MONTH A LOVED ONE LOST TO SUICIDE. THE NEWSLETTER ALSO FEATURES A BOOK RELATED TO IMPORTANT TOPICS SUCH AS DEALING WITH THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE TO SUICIDE. KEVINS SONG ALSO MAINTAINS A SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE WITH ALMOST DAILY POSTS RELATED TO SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM AND TWITTER. KEVINS SONG CONTINUED TO ORGANIZE ITS WITH ONE VOICE INITIATIVE. THIS EFFORT IS AIMED AT ORGANIZING AN ASSEMBLY OF MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND OTHERS TO EFFECTIVELY PROMOTE MEANINGFUL CHANGE IN SUICIDE PREVENTION ACROSS THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, INCLUDING SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNORS 2020 MICHIGAN SUICIDE PREVENTION PLAN. OVER 100 MENTAL HEALTH, SUICIDE PREVENTION AND OTHER INTERESTED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT MICHIGAN HAVE PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS WITH ONE VOICE VIRTUAL MEETINGS. IN 2020, WITH ONE VOICE WAS INCORPORATED AND RECEIVED ITS 501(C)(3) STATUS. IT HAS CREATED AN ADVISORY BOARD ON WHICH KEVINS SONG HAS THREE REPRESENTATIVES.