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Suicide Prevention Advocates Gather in Nashville

AFSP volunteer advocates play a critical role in elevating the issue of suicide prevention in the minds and hearts of our state legislators.

Suicide Facts and Figures: Tennessee 2018

Suicide Prevention Advocates to Visit Nashville

Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, and it is the ninth leading cause of death in Tennessee.

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Suicide Prevention Advocates to Visit Nashville, TN

Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, including in Tennessee.

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Training Tennessee Highway Patrol Officers in Suicide Prevention

Tennessee is a rural state, and law enforcement is often the first contact someone in a suicidal crisis has for getting help.

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Tennessee First State to Train All Highway Patrol Officers in Suicide Prevention

Nation’s Largest Suicide Prevention Organization Sponsors Training for Full TN Highway Patrol Force.