The Governor shall appoint the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Advisory Council to be an independent, non-partisan, voluntary group of individuals, organizations, and agencies (public and private) who promote community awareness of the signs of suicide and intervention strategies for the prevention of suicide.
The council’s goal is to coordinate implementation of the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Strategy, based on the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
This information can be downloaded here.
Scott Payne
Regional Chair
Contact Care Line
Email: scott@contactlistens.org
Cherokee Health
Email: matt.magrans-tillery@cherokeehealth.com
Zero Suicide Initiative Task Force Co-Chair
Metro Drug Coalition (Knoxville)
Email:
ayoung@metrodrug.org
Regional Chair/Past Advisory Council Chair
Private Practice
Email: aelion1@yahoo.com
University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Email: spencer@spencerbell.com
Alliance Healthcare Services
Email: mwhitsett@alliance-hs.org
Regional Chair
Community Advocate
Email: bsharper@comcast.net
Montgomery-Houston-Humphreys, Robertson, Stewart County Suicide Prevention Task Force
Email: jchatman3@yahoo.com
Advisory Council Chair
Centerstone
Email: becky.stoll@centerstone.org
Regional Chair
Johnson City Medical Center
Email: heatherly.sifford@balladhealth.org
Advisory Council Secretary
Frontier Health
Email: sfeather@frontierhealth.org
East Tennessee State University
Email: turnerds@etsu.edu
Regional Chair/Advisory Council Chair-Elect
Carey Counseling Center, Inc.
Email: sean.jones@careyinc.org
University of Tennessee at Martin
Email: mbelew3@utm.edu
Rural West TN Clinical Consultant JDC Program Youth Villages Specialized Crisis Services
Email: megan.gaylord@youthvillages.org
Centerstone
TBA
Email:
TBA
Regional Co-Chair
Hixson United Methodist Church
Email: jimlewis1972@gmail.com
Regional Co-Chair
CHI Memorial Hospital
Email: christy_sentell@memorial.org
Regional Chair/Advisory Council Treasurer
West Tennessee Healthcare
Email: Lynn.Julian@wth.org
Jackson TN Police Department
Email: jshepard@cityofjackson.net
Regional Chair
Volunteer Behavioral Health-Plateau Mental Health Center/ Dale Hollow Mental Health Center
Email: jstamps@vbhcs.org
Cookeville Regional Medical Center/Cookeville Police Department
Email: jbaveritt@hotmail.com
Upper Cumberland Development District
Email: jessica.roberson@ucdd.org
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
The Lifeline provides 24/7, free, confidential, short-term support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.
This project is funded under a grant contract with the State of Tennessee, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.