Items Highlighted in the Issue:
- Getting Ready for September: Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
- National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act
- License Plate and Gubernatorial Reactions
- Get to Know Your Leaders Across the State:
- Advisory Council: Jack Stewart, MA
- Emeritus Member: Ben Harrington, MA
- TSPN Staff: Introducing the New Southeast Regional Director Kelli Craig, MA, MHC
- Donation and Grant Recognition
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Getting Ready for September:
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
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National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act
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On Monday July 23, the House of Representatives passed
H.R. 2345
, the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act, by a vote of 379 to 1. Passed by the Senate last November, this important legislation will initiate a federal study on the effectiveness of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-TALK) and the feasibility of determining three-digit phone number for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system.
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to coordinate with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and to consult with the Department of Veterans Affairs to examine: (1) the feasibility of designating a three-digit dialing code for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system; and (2) the effectiveness of the current National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-TALK), including how well it addresses the needs of veterans.
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License Plate and Gubernatorial Reactions
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The Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network (TSPN), in coordination with the Jason Foundation, AFSP, and other advocacy groups, is officially reserving orders for the official specialty license plate promoting suicide prevention authorized by state legislation. In order to get this license plate for any, TSPN must collect 1,000 order reservations; without these 1,000 there will not be a license plate for Tennessee,
so help us spread the word
! We have already reserved over 230, lets keep it going!!
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The Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network (TSPN) wishes to announce the release of the Gubernatorial candidates stand on suicide prevention in Tennessee. At the recent Advisory Council Retreat, all Gubernatorial candidates were invited to speak to highlight how they would address suicide and suicide prevention if elected. To view their written responses, visit the TSPN webpage here,
http://tspn.org/2018-gubernatorial-responses
. TSPN wishes to provide these responses across Tennessee to inform those invested in suicide prevention, with no stance
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Get to Know Your Leaders Across the State!
TSPN would like to thank those that make suicide prevention possible in Tennessee. We are going to begin this with Advisory Council, Emeritus Member, and Staff highlights. Nothing we do at TSPN is possible without the dedication of these individuals and their continued time and commitment to TSPN and suicide prevention, and for that we must thank you!
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Jack Stewart, MA
Jack Stewart, MA, currently serves as the Advisory Council Secretary for TSPN. An outstanding advocate not only for suicide prevention, but mental health, Jack is also the President of NAMI Greene County and serves on the Mental Health Planning Council and NAMI TN board of Directors. TSPN is forever grateful for his dedication and attendance at all meetings of the Advisory Council. Jack, we thank you for your leadership! He is passionate about Veterans and Suicide prevention.
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Ben Harrington, MA
Ben Harrington, CEO of the Mental Health Association of East Tennessee based out of Knoxville, serves on the Emeritus Group as the former Advisory Council Chair. His leadership and support of TSPN continues in this position especially with his support of the East TN Region. He serves on the Mental Health Planning Council and Chairs the
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Coalition.
Ben, thank you for all that you continue to do for TSPN and mental health in Tennessee!
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Kelli Craig, MA, MHC
TSPN would like to introduce the new Southeast Regional Director, Kelli Craig, who will be based out of Chattanooga. Kelli is an alum of Medaille College where she received her Masters in Mental Health Counseling. She has most recently worked as the Regional Director of Outpatient Services for Camelot Care Centers. Her passion is in the field of mental health and promoting the need for mental health in the community and is a trainer for the ACEs curricula. Help us welcome Kelli at her new email
kcraig@tspn.org once she begins her new role August 13th!
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Thank you to all those who have donated to TSPN!
We can not do it without you!
Sue Schnitzer ~Mary Freitag, in Memory of Alex (Soupy) Sanders ~Janet LeBlanc ~Mark Hauth ~Ben Ford ~Remada Smith ~Tony Porter ~Britney Hughes ~Megan Davis ~Danielle Goff Frye ~Andrea Fuchs ~Kaitlyn Luisa Toler ~Tonya Spears-Moses ~Erica Scharkley ~Adam Inman ~Jennifer Ledbetter ~Wes Bailey ~From Elizabeth Allen, for Judith Paul ~In honor of Joseph Chance, Jr - from Carrie Bleitner ~Sara Smith, In memory of Suzanne Wells Ridgway ~Debra Wynn, In memory of Suzanne Wells Ridgway ~Teresa Culbreath, In memory of Suzanne Wells Ridgway ~TN Voices for Children, In memory of Suzanne Wells Ridgway ~Bacon & Caviar, In memory of Suzanne Wells Ridgway ~Christina Mick, In memory of Suzanne Wells Ridgway ~Rodger Jowers, In Memory of Suzanne Wells Ridgway ~John Snyders, In Memory of Suzanne Wells Ridgway ~Anne Stamps, In Memory of Suzanne Wells Ridgway ~TN Association of Mental Health Organizations, In Memory of Suzanne Wells Ridgway ~KF Tullis, In Memory of Suzanne Wells Ridgway ~Wallach Foundation, In Memory of Suzanne Wells Ridgway ~In Memory of Noah Bailey - Randy and Lettie Ailey ~In Memory of Suzanne Wells Ridgway, Jackie/Paul van Wulven ~In Memory of Suzanne Wells Ridgway, Kristi van Wulven ~In Memory of Suzanne Wells Ridgway, Jason van Wulven ~In Memory of Suzanne Wells Ridgway, Dorothy Ford ~In Memory of JR Minkel and Anthony Bourdain, Heather Sparks ~In memory of several people, Cameron Sabol ~Jennifer Harris - In memory of Karen Rogers and Suzanne Wells Ridgway ~GoFundMe - In Memory of Ruthie Evans ~Leslie Badaines, In memory of Logan Brown ~Prescott South Middle School ~Chad Savage ~Russette Sloan ~Erin Cooper ~The Church of the Good Samaritan ~Diana Cooper ~Diana Nelson ~Marilyn Richardson ~Sherlean Lybolt ~Melissa Norwood ~Student Org Fund of UT - Glow Up Events ~Lucy Utt ~The Big Payback (Split with MHAMT) ~
We would also like to thank the Clarksville Community Health Foundation for their grant award to TSPN!
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