CHEATHAM COUNTY
COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT COALITION
Upcoming Events
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The Cheatham County Community Enhancement Coalition invites you to attend this impactful community training at no cost starting at 5:30PM at-
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Hampton Inn- Pleasant View
2606 Hwy 49 W, Pleasant View, TN 37146
This training will teach you how to recognize warning signs, respond effectively, and connect individuals to the help they need using proven methods like QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) and overdose reversal techniques. Free Naloxone kits will be available.
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​Who Should Attend:
Everyone! Community members, school personnel and administrators, clergy and faith leaders, elected officials, business owners, parents, caregivers, and concerned citizens. It takes our whole community working together to prevent these tragedies.
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AGENDA
5:30PM- Dinner, Welcome-Diana Pike-Lovell, Cheatham County Commissioner
6PM- QPR Suicide Prevention Training- Jaleese Simpson, Certified Prevention Specialist
TN Save a Life Overdose Reversal Training-Joyce Craig, Regional Overdose Prevention Specialist
Please be sure to visit exhibitors before and after the training!
OPIOIDS, STIMULANTS, AND OVERDOSE PREVENTION TRAINING
FOR INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY MEMBER TRAINING, CLICK HERE OR SCAN THE QR CODE TO REGISTER FOR AN ONLINE TRAINING HELD ON THE 2ND MONDAY AT NOON AND 4TH THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 6:00PM CST.
103,000
Documented lives saved. Actual number believed to be much higher due to under-reporting.
854,000+
Units of naloxone distributed. Each unit of naloxone contains 2 doses.
300,000+
Individuals trained on naloxone usage, brain science of addiction, stigma, and compassion fatigue.
Regional Overdose Prevention Specialists (ROPS) are located throughout the state of Tennessee as a point of contact for training and education on opioid overdose and for overdose prevention through the distribution of naloxone. From October 2017 through June 2024, the ROPS distributed more than 854,000 units of naloxone, and TDMHSAS has documented at least 103,000 lives saved because of naloxone distributed during that time. Because of stigma and other factors, the department believes the actual number of lives saved is much higher.
The ROPS have varied backgrounds, including peer nurses who are in recovery, paramedics, and Certified Peer Recovery Specialists. TDMHSAS has a total of 20 ROPS operating in 13 regional divisions across the state. Click this link for contact information.
To schedule a training in Cheatham, Houston, Stewart or Montgomery Counties, email ROPS2@cheathamcoalition.org or call 615-636-7840.
Regional Overdose Prevention Specialist for these Counties is Joyce Craig.
To schedule a training in Dickson, Humphreys, Robertson or Sumner Counties, email ROPS2@cheathamcoalition.org.
Media Highlights
Cheatham County Commissioner Diana Pike-Lovell and Cheatham County ROPS Joyce Craig interviewed with WKRN 2 News to talk about the importance of the recent QPR/Overdose Prevention Training Campaigns across Cheatham County.
Cheatham County Commissioner Diana Pike-Lovell and Cheatham County ROPS Joyce Craig interviewed with WKRN 2 News to talk about overdoses and trainings in Cheatham County, TN.