The ten counties surrounding Chattanooga * experienced 118 confirmed suicides in 2018, corresponding to a average rate of 22.09 per 100,000. The national average rate is 14.5.

This Community Forum will discuss suicide causes, awareness, prevention, intervention, postvention and follow-up issues.

This will be a LISTENING session - NOT be an educational seminar - only collecting current thoughts, concerns and issues. Extensive notes will be taken to follow up with other meetings to address collected concerns.

This meeting is open to the public and anyone is welcomed to participate. Including:

1. Teens
2. Young adults
3. College students
4. Adults
5. Older adults
6. Suicide attempters,
7. Family/friends who had a loved one die by suicide
8. Family/friends of someone who has attempted suicide
9. Veterans & their families
10. LGBTQ+
11. Emergency responders
12. Physicians/Primary Care Providers
13. Nurses/Nurse Practitioners
14. Dispatchers
15. Mental health care providers
16. Funeral directors
17. Spiritual leaders
18. Case managers
19. Business owners
20. Elected officials
21. News reporters
22. Mental health service consumers
23. Mental health consumers family/friends
24. EVERYONE, etc.

This meeting is hosted by the PAR Foundation.

Meeting Location: 1st Floor Main Auditorium, Downtown Public Library