The abstract for TLC’s upcoming grant period is available for review. If you would like to recommend a person (including yourself) to serve as a member on the new TLC Task Force, please contact TLC Principal Investigator Lygia Williams at lygia.williams@tn.gov or (615) 253-5078.
TLC has initiated a Task Force to assess suicide prevention/intervention needs and recommend legislative support for implementation of relevant programs, improving media reporting, expanding surveillance systems, and addressing lethal means issues. These individuals donate their time to serve on the Task Force:
Management Team:
Principal Investigator: Lygia Williams, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, Lygia.Williams@tn.gov
Keisha Bean, Ph.D., Deparment for Children Services, Keisha.Bean@tn.gov
Kathryn Bowen, Ph.D., Centerstone Research Institute, Kathryn.Bowen@centerstoneresearch.org
Jennifer Lockman, Centerstone Research Institute, Jennifer.Lockman@centerstoneresearch.org
Scott Ridgway, Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network, SRidgway@tspn.org
Tom Starling, Ph.D., Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee, TStarling@mhamt.org
Members:
Pam Brown
Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth
Pam.K.Brown@tn.gov
Charlotte Bryson
Tennessee Voices for Children
CBryson@tnvoices.org
Linda Copas
Tennessee Department of Education
Linda.Copas@tn.gov
Tom Doub, Ph.D.
Centerstone Research Institute
Tom.Doub@centerstone.org
Jeff Feix, Ph.D.
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities
Jeff.Feix@tn.gov
Donna Finley
Jason Foundation, Inc.
DonnaFinley@jasonfoundation.com
Clark Flatt
Jason Foundation, Inc.
ClarkFlatt@jasonfoundation.com
Gwen Hamer
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities
Gwen.Hamer@tn.gov
Deborah Hardin
Tennessee Department Of Health
Deborah.Hardin@tn.gov
Melinda Hays
Jim Casey Tennessee Expansion
Melinda.Hays@tn.gov
Mike Herrmann
Tennessee Department of Education
Mike.Herrmann@tn.gov
Yolanda Hockett
Davidson County Juvenile Detention Center
YolandaHockett@jis.nashville.org
Cheryl Hultman
Court Appointed Special Advocate
tncasa@bellsouth.net
Dustin Keller
Tennessee Council on Children’s Mental Health
Dustin.Keller@tn.gov
Mandy Lewis
Tennessee Department of Children’s Services
Amanda.Lewis@tn.gov
Elvira Newcomb
Tennessee Supreme Court
Elvira.Newcomb@tncourts.gov
Linda O’Neal
Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth
Linda.Oneal@tn.gov
Cindy Perry
Select Committee on Children and Youth
Cindy.Perry@legislature.state.tn.us
Dawn Puster
Youth Villages, Inc.
Dawn.Puster@youthvillages.org
Elizabeth Reeve
Disability Law & Advocacy Center of Tennessee
ElizabethR@dlactn.org
Debrah Stafford
Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth
Debrah.Stafford@tn.gov
Millie Sweeney
Tennessee Voices for Children
MSweeney@tnvoices.org
Christina Van Regenmorter
Centerstone Research Institute
Christina.VanRegenmorter@centerstone.org
Heather Wilson
Centerstone Research Institute
Heather.Wilson@centersone.org
Misty Yarbrough
Mental Health Cooperative
MYarbrough@mhc-tn.org
