Stephanie Sladen– Executive Director/Vice President, JRI

Stephanie Sladen is a clinical social worker with over 25 years’ experience working with children and families.  Her career has included both direct service as well as program development, management, and leadership.  Following a noticeable increase in suicides and serious suicide attempts in our community during the Covid-19 pandemic, Stephanie spearheaded bringing the Zero Suicide initiative to JRI.  In recent years, Stephanie and the committee have trained in various evidence-based models and frameworks to address suicide prevention and treatment for youth and families.