DeQuincy Lezine, Ph.D., is the founder of Prevention Communities, LLC in Mesa, Arizona. Before moving to Arizona, he was a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) National Research Service Award (NRSA) Post-doctoral Fellow conducting research on public health and population based approaches to suicide prevention. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2005 after completing a clinical internship at Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk, Calif. Dr. Lezine has been engaged in suicide prevention in varying capacities for more than 10 years (1996-2009), including roles in community (Brown University), state (California and Rhode Island), and national (National Strategy for Suicide Prevention) strategy development. He is author of the book Eight Stories Up: An Adolescent Chooses Hope Over Suicide, published by Oxford University Press, and a public speaker on suicide prevention.