East Tennessee Regional Suicide Prevention Network Meeting

3:30 PM

Mental Health Association of East Tennessee
9050 Executive Park Drive
Knoxville, 37923
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/

For more information, contact Anne Young, MS, CAS, Regional Chair, at (865) 216-9984 or sayoung3@comcast.net.

The East Tennessee region serves the following counties: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, and Union.

The Network seeks to eliminate the stigma of suicide, educate the community about the warning signs of suicide, and ultimately reduce the rate of suicide in our state.

The Network's goals are to coordinate and implement the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Strategies, based on the U.S. Surgeon General’s “Call to Action to Prevent Suicide.”

Who should be there?
• People concerned about family and friends
• Council members, police & law enforcement staff
• Advocates & community volunteers
• Workers in health, welfare or justice
• Emergency service workers
• Counselors, teachers and church workers
• Mental health practitioners
• Representatives from state departments





 

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