Lindsay obtained her Master of Mental Health Counseling at the University of Florida and has over 13 years of experience in suicide prevention and crisis intervention. Lindsay has trained suicide hotline counselors, supervised 24/7 suicide and crisis hotlines, served as lead of a mobile crisis unit, facilitated a Survivors of Suicide group, and provided individual, couple, and family counseling to those experiencing suicidal thoughts or crisis. Since joining the FL LEADS team in 2015. To date, Lindsay has trained over 5,000 people in suicide prevention and intervention strategies.

Amber began her journey in the mental health field at the Gainesville Peer Respite, where she worked as a Peer Specialist, Assistant Director, and Director of Operations. She then served NAMI Gainesville as the Director of Peer Services and Director of Operations and is also a National Suicide Prevention Lifeline counselor at the Alachua County Crisis Center. She has experience in peer support and mentoring, support group facilitation, mental health and wellness trainings, and crisis intervention.

Scott obtained his Masters in Counseling at Liberty University. His experience includes case management, clinical research, pastoral counseling, care coordination; as well as, training and development for mental health awareness at the Managing Entity level. His passion for reducing mental health stigma is manifested in various crisis intervention and suicide prevention trainings. This same passion has also been expressed in a podcast he has hosted, “Mind Redefined: Lifting the Stigma Around Mental Health”.