Dr. Christopher Drapeau is a licensed psychologist and the state suicide prevention director for the state of Indiana. Most recently, he was a university research professor at Valparaiso University and director of their SAMHSA GLS Campus Suicide Prevention grant. He has published suicide-focused research articles in high-impact journals and national suicide mortality data sheets for the American Association of Suicidology since 2012. He has given numerous presentations at professional conferences and chaired the American Association of Suicidology’s annual conference in 2019. Dr. Drapeau has also been involved in statewide suicide prevention efforts since 2009 as a suicide prevention trainer, coalition volunteer, and co-founder and leader of a regional coalition in east central Indiana. His suicide prevention work has been recognized through awards received from the Indiana Suicide Prevention Network, Indiana University South Bend, the National Association of School Psychologists, and the Delaware County Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.