Southeast Regional Suicide Prevention Network Meeting
9:30 AM
For more information, please contact Tim Tatum, MA, Acting Regional Chair, at (423) 892-2639 or via e-mail at ttatum@bradfordhealth.net.
The Southeast Region serves the following counties: Bledsoe,
Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, McMinn, Marion, Meigs, Polk, Rhea, and Sequatchie.
The Network works 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 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 and law enforcementf staff
• Advocates and community volunteers
• Workers in health, welfare or justice
• Emergency service workers
• Counselors, teachers and church workers
• Mental health practitioners
• Representatives from state departments