Items Highlighted in the Issue:
- Thank you for Your Support During the Holiday Season!
- CDC Releases National Data on Mortality
- Help us Spread the Word! TN Suicide Prevention License Plate
- Get to Know Your Leaders Across the State:
- Advisory Council: Philip Barham
- Emeritus Member: Jennifer Harris
- Intra-State Departmental Member: Deputy Commissioner Breece
- New Staff Member: Michael Anderson, Upper Cumberland Regional Director
- Donation Recognition
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Thank you for Your Support During the Holiday Season!
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Whether it be through our
Website,
Facebook, or in Memory of a Loved One, TSPN thanks you for all donations! We use the funds donated to Tennessee solely in our state of Tennessee, for resources for trainings, survivors of loss, and so much more! Each month we recognize those that have donated and organized donations to TSPN in this E-Newsletter; we thank you all and could not do it without you!
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CDC Releases National Data on Mortality
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Three new CDC reports
show Americans' life expectancy fell to 78.6 years, marking the second time in three years U.S. life expectancy has declined. The trend is largely driven by the twin crises of drug overdose deaths and suicide. In 2017, more than 70,000 people died of a drug overdose (the highest number on record) and in the same year about 47,173 people died by suicide, a 33 percent increase since 1999. Here in Tennessee, our numbers, and rates of suicide have also increased from previous years, withe 2017 number reaching 1,163 at a rate of 17.3 per 100,000 people. To find out more about the problem of suicide here in our state, with updated stats and the effect in your county, visit our website at
www.tspn.org
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Sun, Jun 10, 2018 7:00 PM CST
2018 License Plate Reservation
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Simply click on the 'Tickets' button to the left to reserve yours today!!
We have already reserved over 351, lets keep it going!! Follow us on
Facebook (@TSPNorg)
to join the
#tspnlicenseplatechallenge
to help us get to 1,000 and be the first in the Nation to have a suicide prevention plate!
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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! Email them and thank them for what they do!
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Phillip Barham
Phillip works at Lakeside Behavioral Health as a Sales Manager but is so much more to his community and those that know him. As the Regional Chair on the Advisory Council for the Rural West Region, Phillip not only provides countless QPR trainings but brings his passion and heart for the cause to everything that he does. Whether it be with TSPN or Team Mica, a sister group bases in West Tennessee, Phillip is able to show everyone he meets that suicide is preventable and that those who have lost loved ones are cared for. Thank you Phillip for your dedication!!
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Jennifer Harris
Jennifer has served TSPN for many years in many capacities, whether it be Chair of the Advisory Council, QPR Trainer, Emeritus member, as well as current Zero Suicide Initiative representative for St. Thomas Behavior Health in Hickman County and professionally as the site manager of the Behavioral Health Service Clinic at the Hospital. Jennifer not only provides her leadership as an active Emeritus and Zero Suicide Representative, but is a leader in the Behavioral Health and Wellness Initiative Suicide Prevention Task Force out of Hickman County. Jennifer, we thank you for you passion and continued leadership!
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Deputy Commissioner Breece of the Department of Veterans Services
TSPN is honored to recognize and have the support of Deputy Commissioner Breece, a member of the Intra-State Departmental Group for TSPN. Deputy Commissioner Breece has been a leading force for the Tennessee Veterans Suicide Prevention Task Force, a partnership between TSPN and the Tennessee Department of Veterans Services. With his support, the Task Force has met collectively twice to much success.
Deputy Commissioner Breece, we thank you for your heart for all Veterans and your dedication to decreasing the number affected by suicide in our state.
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Michael Anderson
TSPN is happy to announce the hiring of Michael Anderson for the Upper Cumberland Regional Director, based out of Cookeville.He is active in the community through civic outreach programs like Leadership Putnam and the Citizen’s Fire Academy of Cookeville. He has experienced loss from suicide twice in my lifetime and am resolved to be a resource to the Upper Cumberland by raising public awareness of the issue and working to reduce the number of suicides and suicide attempts. We are excited to have you on the team Michael, and everyone welcome him! manderson@tspn.org
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Thank you to all those who have donated to TSPN!
We can not do it without you!
Katy Hill ~Jesse James ~Carla Tummins Howell ~Katie Horner ~Brittany Dean ~Isabel Webb ~ Todd and Cynthia Crocker J~ames Jones ~Barbara Hawkes ~Joe Black III ~Melissa Lopez ~Jessica White ~Autoplinkusa of Tennessee, LLC ~Robert Beard ~Acklen Avenue Church of Christ ~Kubra Snow ~Jessica Bolen~ Angel Garland~ AmberLe Davis~ Bri Bee Ann~ Bethany Bridges~ Alexis Miklich ~Raymond Briscoe~ Tammy Strong~ Darcie Lynn Craig~ Carla Tummins Howell~ Lindsay Sinicki~ Debbie Phelan~ Ajaye Cannon~ Katie Homer~ Scott Ridgway~ Timothy Doyle~ Catherine Lemmonds~ Jennifer Fellers Donation-In Memory of Gregory Poff~ Joshua Carter~ Tonya Burgess ~ Gabriel Johns - In Memory of Gabriel Johns ~ Sue Schnitzer ~Nancy McGlasson ~Hollacall LLC ~ TN School of Beauty of Knoxville, TN ~Shirley Rampart ~Jane Reichle ~Joann Sinicki ~Rod Harper ~Margaret Murray-Evans ~Barbara Steiner ~Terri Lyon ~Alan Mauppins ~Daniel Cozart ~Janna Higgins Kinnard ~Nick Simmons ~Raymond Briscoe ~Amanda Beth ~Laura Browning Bales ~Thomas Nite ~Andrea Calvo ~Allison Peppers Bourg ~Matthew James Tyre ~Malcolm Hare ~ Pattie Howell ~Melody Frances Hill ~ Stepahnie Shadowens ~Mila Hill ~Kathy Francis McCormick ~ Morgan McCormick Prince ~Katie Glass Jones ~Malcolm Hare ~Stephanie Shadowens ~Michelle Hardin ~Robert Vogen ~Heather Wilbur ~Candi Presley~ Beth Lemons~ Lonnie Ward~ Hollie McIntosh~ Misty North~ Regina Dies~Alicia Green ~Kelly Anderson ~Carolyn Krantz ~Debbie Mason ~Toni Reid
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