Suicidologist Mark Kim Malan

Dear Friends of Family Fellowship,

The quarterly Family Fellowship Forum will be held on Sunday, October 20th at 5:00 p.m., in the Graduate School of Social Work Auditorium, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.

Mark Malan, Ph.D. will be the speaker. His presentation entitled "Preventing LDS Psychosexual Shame Suicide" will be of particular interest to everyone. Dr. Malan did his undergraduate work at BYU and completed his Ph.D. in Human Sexuality and his Master of Public Health Degree at the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco. He is a member of the American Association of Suicidologists, the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, and the World Association for Sexology. Mark's wife Colette is a licensed psychotherapist and together they have a private practice in Ogden specializing in relationship and sexual health issues.

Dr. Malan is a fifth generation Latter-day Saint. He served a full time mission for the church in the England Southwest Mission, and has served in numerous teaching, priesthood and auxiliary callings. Mark and Colette have five children, a cat, three pet fish and a barbecue.

As is our custom, the program will conclude at 6:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light buffet. The Salt Lake Men's Choir is performing in the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. the same evening. This schedule will allow for those interested to attend both events. Tickets for the Choir performance are available through Art Tix, 355-ARTS.

The Family Fellowship strives to encourage all family members to love, strengthen, and support one another. We are concerned and care about gay individuals and their family members. We do not feel compelled to agree on how gay individuals should express their sexuality or on what the official response of the LDS Church to its gay members should be. We ask that there be no "bashing" of any person, group, or church. Please join with us in a spirit of love and understanding.

Sincerely,

Family Fellowship