October 24, 2014 Scott Ridgway, MS Executive Director

1. History of TSPN / Statewide Suicide Prevention Initiatives for Survivors of Suicide and Suicide Attempts October 24, 2014 Scott Ridgway, MS Executive Director

2. “Saving Lives in Tennessee”

3. History of TSPN: Beginnings • 1998: Dr. Ken Tullis (attempt survivor) and wife Madge Tullis attend National Suicide Prevention Conference held in Reno; begin campaign to “SPAN the State of Tennessee” • 1999: Tennessee Suicide Prevention Conference presents the Tennessee Strategy for Suicide Prevention (first suicide prevention conference in Tennessee)

4. History of TSPN: Beginnings • Spring 2001: 1,300 people/ attended the five regional conferences held across the state • July 2001: Suicide Prevention Council hires Executive Director • October 2001: Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network formally organized and holds first meeting

5. History of TSPN: Beginnings • December 2001: Suicide Prevention Advisory Council appointed by Governor Don Sundquist • TSPN has maintained support through three consecutive gubernatorial administrations • January 2002: Intra-State Departmental Group formed

6. TSPN’s Advisory Council • Governor-appointed • Independent and nonpartisan • Two-year appointments • Consecutive pending reappointment • Review and evaluate TSPN activities and objectives through committees • Advocate for public policy change on the statewide level regarding suicide prevention • Preside over eight regional networks

7. Intra-State Departmental Groups • Members of state departments and agencies • Advise TSPN on an ex officio basis • Promote TSPN events and implement TSPN activities within their departments • Work to update department policy and procedures relevant to suicide prevention

8. TSPN Regions and Current Regional Chairs Sabrina Anderson Boys and Girls Clubs of Jackson-Madison County 832 Lexington Street Jackson, TN 38301 (731) 422-2008 sanderson@bgcjmc.org Anne Stamps Center Director Cumberland Mountain MHC / Dale Hollow MHC 501 Spruce Street Livingston, TN 38570-2025 (931) 484-8020 or 823-5678 jstamps@vbhcs.org Harold Leonard, MA, LPC-MHSP Cognitive Behavioral Specialists of the Tri-Cities (423) 245-5608 hleonard@centurylink.net Anne Young, MS, CAS Cornerstone of Recovery (865) 970-0500 anneyoung@cornerstoneofrecovery.com Christen Thorpe, MS, CRC, CATSM Pastoral Counseling Centers of Tennessee (615) 383-2115, extension 70 christen.thorpe@gmail.com Mid-Cumberland Upper Cumberland Rural West East Tennessee Northeast Macon Pickett Clay Stewart Robertson Hancock Sumner Claiborne Sullivan Scott Montgomery Johnson Campbell Hawkins Fentress Trousdale Obion Henry Overton Jackson Lake Wash- Weakley Carter Union Houston Smith Grainger ington Cheatham Hamblen Greene Morgan Davidson Putnam Dickson Wilson Anderson Benton Dyer Jefferson Unicoi Knox Humphreys De Kalb Gibson Cumberland Cocke Carroll White Williamson Roane Rutherford Sevier Crockett Cannon Hickman Lauderdale Van Loudon Blount Warren Perry Henderson Buren Maury Haywood Rhea Decatur Madison Bledsoe Tipton Lewis Bedford Coffee Monroe Marshall Grundy Meigs McMinn Chester Sequatchie Fayette Moore Shelby Advisory Council Chairperson Tim Tatum, MA, LPC-MHSP Pine Ridge Treatment Center (423) 339-4351 tim_tatum@chs.net Executive Director Scott Ridgway, MS (615) 297-1077 sridgway@tspn.org Wayne Hamilton Hardin Lawrence Giles McNairy Franklin Lincoln Marion Hardeman Polk Bradley Memphis/ Shelby County Area South Central Southeast Eve Nite Mental Health Cooperative of Chattanooga (423) 697-5952 enite@mhc-tn.org Waring Porter Pastor, All Saints Presbyterian Church (901) 233-2175 wporter@allsaintspres.com Karyl Chastain Beal, M.Ed, CT Parents of Suicides/Friends and Families of Suicides (931) 388-9289 karylcb@bellsouth.net

9. TSPN: A Public/Private Partnership • Participants (Private) • Survivors and attempters • Mental health and public health professionals • Existing suicide prevention groups (i.e., AFSP, AAS, Jason Foundation, SPRC, Yellow Ribbon) • Clergy • Journalists

10. TSPN: A Public/Private Partnership • Participants (Public) • TDOH • Injury Prevention • Child and Maternal Health • Health Statistics • TDMHSAS • A&D • Children and Youth • Older Adults • TDCS, TDOE, TDHS, TDOC • TBI • Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability • Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth

11. TSPN’s Regional Networks • Implement TSPN objectives on the local level • Organize regional awareness and educational events • Provide assistance in local postvention efforts • Promote public policy change locally and statewide • Local support for statewide TSPN projects

12. Suicide by the Numbers Source: TDOH, 2011; CDC, 2010

13. Leading Methods of Suicide Death in Tennessee, 2012 Source: TDOH, 2012

14. Suicide Prevention Legislation in Tennessee • Jason Flatt Act of 2007: Mandates 2 hours of in-service suicide prevention training for public school staff • Has been replicated in 10 other states • Kenneth and Madge Tullis, MD, Suicide Prevention Act of 2015 introduced in General Assembly • Mandates suicide prevention training as part of professional licensure requirements

15. Suicide Prevention Awareness Month • Observed every September since 2001 • Statewide and local awareness events • Statewide and local proclamation project (88 out of 95 counties covered this year; 130 documents) • Awareness walks • Exhibits at local conferences and other events

16. TSPN’s Publications • Brochures: • Survivors of Suicide groups • Older adults • Youth • Midlife • Veterans • Bullying and suicide • Substance abuse and suicide • GLBT • African-Americans

17. TSPN’s Publications • Church bulletin inserts • Regional resource directories • TSPN Call to Action (monthly) • Status of Suicide in Tennessee (annual) • Out of the Shadows (bi-monthly, survivors) • can you hear me? (bi-monthly, attempt survivors)

18. TSPN’s Outreach • Suicide postvention and debriefing • Veterans outreach through NAMI, TDMHSAS, Fort Campbell, VA centers • Law enforcement (i.e., CIT) • Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program/ Tennessee Bar Association • African-American church conferences • Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) • Gun Safety Project

19. TSPN’s Outreach • Partnership with Your Heart on Art, Inc. to promote therapeutic art sessions • Planning underway for VI13ON, a statewide motorcycle rally /awareness project slated for September 2015

20. Resources:Telephone, Internet & Apps • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline • Apps  • Internet • NSPL  Suicidepreventionlifeline.org • TSPN  tspn.org • SPRC  sprc.org • AAS  suicidology.com

21. Resources • TSPN website: www.tspn.org • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) • Survivors of Suicide groups listed at http://tspn.org/for-survivors-of-suicide

23. Introductions • Karyl Chastain Beal, survivor of suicide, facilitator of the Parents of Suicides/Friends and Families of Suicides online support group; Co-Chair, TSPN Advisory Council • Cindy Johnson, survivor of suicide, Chair of TSPN Montgomery-Houston-Stewart County Suicide Prevention Task Force • Samantha Nadler (@foughtforhope), advocate for survivors of suicide attempts, Middle TN Regional Coordinator