KEVIN’S SONG SAVING A LIFE AWARD

Every year, Kevin’s Song awards our Saving a Life Award to a person who exemplifies outstanding service to the community in Suicide Prevention. Past recipients were individuals who made a significant difference in the lives of citizens in crisis.

 

Previous Saving a Life Award Honorees

These recipients exemplify outstanding service to the community in Suicide Prevention. Past recipients have been individuals who have made a significant difference in the lives of citizens in crisis.

2026 INDIVIDUAL HONOREE

Cheryl King, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, Department of Psychiatry and Founding Director of the Youth Depression and Suicide Prevention Program at the University of Michigan

Congratulations to Cheryl King, Ph.D., 2026 individual honoree of the Kevin’s Song Saving A Life Award, for her steadfast commitment to saving lives and for her outstanding work in suicide prevention. 

 

2025 INDIVIDUAL HONOREE

Nancy Buyle, MA, LPC, ACTP. School Safety/Student Assistance Consultant, Macomb Intermediate School District and Co-Chair, Michigan Suicide Prevention Commission

Congratulations to Nancy Buyle, 2025 individual honoree of the Kevin’s Song Saving A Life Award, for her steadfast commitment to saving lives and for her outstanding service to the community.

 

 

2024 INDIVIDUAL HONOREE

Gigi Columbini, LMSW, Institute for Hope & Human Flourishing; Founder – Psychotherapist

Congratulations to Gigi Columbini, 2024 individual honoree of the Kevin’s Song Saving A Life Award, for her commitment to suicide education and prevention – saving the lives of many in crisis and for her outstanding service to the Kevin’s Song community.

 

2023 INDIVIDUAL HONOREE

Amelia Lehto – Former Chief of Staff and Director, National Center for the Prevention of Youth Suicide American Association of Suicidology

Congratulations to Amelia Lehto, 2023 Individual Honoree of the Kevin’s Song Saving a Life Award, for her steadfast commitment to saving lives and for her outstanding service to the community.

 

 

2025 ORGANIZATIONAL HONOREE

Henry Ford Partial Hospitalization Program – Henry Ford Health, Detroit

Congratulations to the Henry Ford Partial Hospitalization Program, 2025 Organizational Honoree Saving A Life Award, for demonstrating how organizations, big or small, can mobilize communities and make a difference in preventing suicide and saving lives.

 

 

2023 ORGANIZATIONAL HONOREE

Zero Suicide Team – CNS Healthcare

Congratulations to The Zero Suicide team at CNS Healthcare, as the first organizational recipient of the Kevin’s Song Saving A Life Award for demonstrating how organizations, big or small, can mobilize communities and make a difference in preventing suicide and saving lives.