

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Speaking Up and Stepping In: Preventing Suicide 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: During this free lecture, retired Licensed Educational Psychologist Barry Marks will use evidence-based methods to instruct attendees on assisting someone considering suicide. He will discuss: 

What is, and is not, considered a suicide possibility 

What to avoid when faced with a possible suicide situation 

How to find resources and support services 


Speaker: Lompoc resident Barry Marks is a retired Licensed Educational Psychologist who has worked in the human services field for more than 40 years. He assists now as in pro bono student advocacy and is a trainer for the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and the North Santa Barbara County Rape Crisis and Child Protection Center. He has served as the Advisory Council Chair of the Central Coast Commission on Seniors/Area Agency on Aging. 

He has been a graduate-level instructor for the University of California, California State Polytechnic University and Chapman University. He has consulted with the Kaiser/Permanente Medical Foundation, California Federation of Teachers, March of Dimes, National Association of Forensic Counselors, Center for Collaborative Solutions and the Pulitzer News Syndicate.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lompoc/speaking-up-and-stepping-in-preventing-suicide/200029611440651
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029611440651?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=lompoc-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Lompoc
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Dick Dewees Community And Senior Center
- **lat**: 34.6382192535
- **long**: -120.471226608
- **full address**: Dick Dewees Community And Senior Center, 1120 West Ocean Avenue,Lompoc, California, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Lompoc Hospital District Foundation (https://allevents.in/org/lompoc-hospital-district-foundation/10418398)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Dick Dewees Community And Senior Center, 1120 West Ocean Avenue,Lompoc, California, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Lompoc Hospital District Foundation
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Speaking Up and Stepping In: Preventing Suicide  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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