Kentucky Safety and Prevention Alignment Network
KSPAN would like to welcome you to our website!
KSPAN is a network of public and private organizations, and individuals, dedicated to promoting safety and preventing injuries throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Join KSPAN Today! There is no cost to join, you just need a desire to prevent injuries.
KSPAN Announcements
Kentucky Safe Aging Coalition Meeting Please join us for the first 2026 virtual meeting at 10:00 am on March 26th.
Registration is at https://uky.zoom.us/meeting/register/g9cpGWFNTri-XqQiIoCeFA
The guest speaker is Alaina Murphy (MPH, The Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center) with the topic of "Injury Related Risk Factors for Kentucky Residents 60 Years and Older, 2020 to 2024".
KSPAN Meeting
Our next KSPAN meeting will be Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 at KACo, 400 Englewood Drive, Frankfort KY. Please go to the end of Englewood Drive and follow the signs to park in the Training Parking Area. You will enter through the basement at the rear of the building to access the training facility. Our meeting will start at 10:00 am and end around 3:30 pm, with a free lunch provided for all who attend in person.
To register to attend the next KSPAN meeting in person please click HERE.
I will post a Zoom registration link and the agenda closer to the meeting.
All are welcome to attend our meeting.
If you know of any good presentations for our next KSPAN meeting please contact Steve Sparrow: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Thanks Everyone!
Steve
KSPAN Facebook Postings
Check out KSPAN's Facebook page, go to https://www.facebook.com/KentuckySPAN
KSPAN Presentation Recordings
PowerPoints & Recordings from previous meetings & webinars
KSPAN's YouTube Channel or go to https://www.youtube.com/@SafeKentucky
December 3, 2025 KSPAN meeting recordings on YouTube
September 25, 2025 Virtual Kentucky Fall and Osteoporosis Prevention Summit
June 4th, 2025 KSPAN Meeting were not saved by Zoom and will not be available on our KSPAN YouTube page.
October 22, 2024 KSPAN meeting recordings on YouTube
August 14, 2024 Virtual 2024 Kentucky Fall and Osteoporosis Prevention Summit
June 5, 2024 KSPAN meeting recordings on YouTube
March 20, 2024 "The Domestic Violence ACE Explored" KSPAN Webinar recordings on YouTube
February 29, 2024 KSPAN meeting recordings on YouTube
October 24,2023 KSPAN meeting recordings on YouTube
August 16, 2023 KSPAN Fall and Osteoporosis Prevention Summit https://kspan.egnyte.com/dl/zKMvkqwagY
The recordings and slide decks for the presentations are available: Click HERE to download
July 12, 2023 KSPAN meeting Recordings https://kspan.egnyte.com/dl/2KKe8NcEOk
February 16, 2023 KSPAN meeting PowerPoints and Recordings https://kspan.egnyte.com/dl/G1C2Mn3VKP
November 9, 2022 KSPAN meeting PowerPoints and Recordings https://kspan.egnyte.com/dl/UdXIWw4Gt8
Educational Webinar Recording - June 29, 2022
Focus on Lethal Means Safety as a Priority of Community Based Interventions for Veteran Suicide Prevention
Presenter Jonathan “Kelly” Marcum .
Slides download https://kspan.egnyte.com/dl/IVAOWHfUZq
Recording Download https://kspan.egnyte.com/dl/HGG9r8JUXY
Educational Webinar Recording - May 31, 2022
An Overview of Kentucky Poison Control Center Call Data/ Child Home Safety Committee updates
Presenters Andrew Farrey, MPH, Mira Mirzaian, MPH and Joel Griffith, Chair of KSPAN Home Safety Committee.
Slides download https://kspan.egnyte.com/dl/1ZCP466I4d and https://kspan.egnyte.com/dl/dRD148oK1K
Recording Download https://kspan.egnyte.com/dl/fswEy4DAKq
Training Webinar Recording - Ways US Census Bureau Data Can Help Me by Ron Williams on November 19th, 2021
In this workshop, participants will learn how to extract data easily and quickly from the US Census Bureau.
Slides download https://kspan.egnyte.com/dl/0Ivsdr8pe1
Recording video on YouTube https://youtu.be/Loob3Mjf3dg
Educational Webinar Recordings from KSPAN meeting held on October 27, 2021
Kentucky Violent Death Reporting System – 15 Years of data, Description: The presentation is a precursor to a 15-year report that is being worked on currently. Presenter: Jacquelin Seals, Dr.PH
Slides Download https://kspan.egnyte.com/dl/5rrJEs9lNF
Recording Video on YouTube https://youtu.be/qkAuFVkTMAE
Kentucky Child Fatality and Prevention Updates, Description: A brief overview of different manners of child death in Kentucky. The presentation shared information about different community efforts to reduce child injury. Presenter: Janice Bright, MCH, Child and Family Health Improvement Branch
Slides Download https://kspan.egnyte.com/dl/eLr61RSwyr
Recording Video on YouTube https://youtu.be/LgGZ7Te2pIQ
Purple Star Program, Description: The Purple Star Award is a state-sponsored recognition for individual schools’ dedication and support of military-connected youth. The Purple Star Award helps increase protective factors and reduce risk factors for substance misuse and behavioral health issues with military youth. Presenters: Sarah Jemison B.A. CPS and Steve Cambron, Certified Prevention Specialist
Slides Download https://kspan.egnyte.com/dl/bZQHzjJmNN
Presentation video on YouTube https://youtu.be/6_BQzEP3kOI
Using Data to Inform Suicide Prevention: Lessons from Crisis Text Line. Text ‘KY” to 741741, Description: Participant were shown an example of how collaboration is effecting real change in Kentucky’s Suicide Prevention efforts. Examined data from Kentucky’s newest Crisis Text Line Dashboard and discussed how to make the information actionable to prevent suicides. Presenter: Beck Whipple, Suicide Prevention Coordinator at the Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities.
Slides Download https://kspan.egnyte.com/dl/19aaEfepNG
Presentation Video on YouTube https://youtu.be/zq_MQGVYhjc
Using Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling as a Form of Suicide Prevention for Those with Disabilities, Description: The session focused on some specific disabilities and the suicide rate for that group and how counseling the individual can instill hope and encouragement that there are solutions to make the next step. Presenter: Larry McNabb MRC, CRC, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Certified II, Kentucky Career Center, KY Office of Vocational Rehabilitation- Blind Services
Slides Download https://kspan.egnyte.com/dl/lpumOckcE7
Presentation Video on YouTube https://youtu.be/TsBaJfCFWoE
KSPAN OPPORTUNITIES
Connect Resources for ACEs Prevention
Now more that ever, it is important for parents and caregivers to stay connected to family, friends, and professional helpers to continue to build resilient kids and families. In partnership with Kentucky Children's Hospital and Kentucky Safety and Prevention Alignment Network (KSPAN), Face It has developed the connect brochure with accompanying resources , which provides helpful reminders for ways to stay connected throughout Life's ups and downs.
Please visit https://faceitabuse.org/connect/
Checkpoints support is Available for 2025
Checkpoints educates Parents/Teens on Graduated Driver License (GDL) requirements and about risks teens face when they first start driving on their own. We have developed new ways to deliver the Checkpoints training to parents/teens over the internet using Zoom.
Checkpoints Information Sheet - Click HERE
Please contact Steve (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) to discuss how we may support your efforts to implement the Checkpoints program in your community. The Checkpoints program is free to all 120 counties in Kentucky.