Stories about US - Tennessee
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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.
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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.