Elana Premack Sandler Bio

Elana Premack Sandler, LCSW, MPH, is a Prevention Specialist at the national Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC). She earned a Master of Social Work and a Master of Public Health at Boston University and is a licensed social worker. Her career has been focused on violence and injury prevention. She has worked on sexual, domestic, and dating violence prevention, school violence prevention, and suicide prevention. She has experience working in community settings and community-based organizations, with schools, and consulting to statewide entities. She also has interests in health communication and social marketing and a background in journalism. Sandler is the author of a blog hosted on the Psychology Today website, called "Promoting Hope, Preventing Suicide."