Vet to Vet TN (VTVT) received grants from Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett, Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee and several individual donors to help VTVT train suicide prevention advocates. The donations allowed VTVT to grant seventeen $500.00 scholarships.
On August 20, 2018 VTVT and Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network (TSPN), QPR Institute trained and certified 17 QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Instructors. The training was hosted by Military Chaplains Association Veteran/Military Friendly Congregation’s member, Rio Revolution Church. TSPN’s Executive Director and QPR’s Master Instructor lead the training along with VTVT’s President Ed Junod.
Ed Junod received QPR Institute Master Instructior certification which bring the total number of QPR Master Instructors in Tennesseel; TSPN’s Executive Director Scott Ridgeway, TSPN’s Regional Director Amy Dolinky and VTVT’s President Ed Junod. [read more=”Click here to Read More” less=”Read Less“]
August 20, 2018 graduates are:
| Al North | Celebrate Recovery Eastern TN Director |
| Cindy Phillips | Peninsula Covenant Health Coordinator Education & Infection Control |
| Devin Lipsey | Rio Revolution Church Administrative Pastor |
| Emily Hager | Co-Chair Knoxville Regional Veterans Mental Health Council |
| Joe Mc Cameron | Reboot Combat Recovery Knoxville Facilitator |
| Kathleen Puckett | Professional Counselor – Mental Health & Alcohol & Drug |
| Lenville Sweet | Denso Supervisor, Amvets Post 22 Chaplain |
| Lisa Bentley | Covenant Health Coordinator |
| Lloyd Hansen | TN State VFW Senior Vice Commander |
| Nicolette DeFilippi | Humana Community Manager |
| Patty Hardy | Knoxville Bold Goal Market Strategic Integration Leader |
| Ron Hutson | Vet to Vet Tennessee Member |
| Ron Morton | Manager Recovery and Resiliency at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Council Chaplain |
| Suzanne Ward | Sweetwater Police Department Training Officer |
| Thomas Keeble | Rio Revolution Celebrate Recovery Welcome Home Facilitator |
| Tiffany Peters | Vet to Vet Tennessee University of Louisville Practicum Intern |
| Vernon Vargo | Knoxville Regional Veterans Mental Health Council Suicide Prevention Committee Chairman |
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