“We all have a role to play in suicide prevention, and it’s time we elevated the conversation about what we can do to put an end to this public health emergency before one of us is bridled with the loss of someone we hold dear,” writes Linda Agustin Simunek, associate dean for the RN-BSN Program at Broward College and a board member of the Florida Initiative for Suicide Prevention. The college and community groups are sponsoring a conference, “Changing the Public Discourse on Suicide,” on Saturday, Oct. 19, at Broward College, on the A. Hugh Adams Central Campus, in Davie. (Denise Coffey / Courant Community)