About.

St. Tammany Outreach for the Prevention of Suicide

Our Mission

The mission of STOPS is to reduce the incidence of suicide and its devastating aftermath in our community. By fostering prevention, intervention, and postvention resources, we seek to create a community safety net for individuals and families in crisis.​

Our History

STOPS was formed as a private non-profit organization in December of 2001. The organization is comprised of volunteers who are committed to providing community programs in an effort to lower the suicide rate in the parish as well as to ameliorate the sting of the loss of a loved one to suicide. St. Tammany Parish has one of the highest suicide rates in the state and is approximately 18% above the state average.

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Our Team

Board of Directors

President: Colette Melancon
Vice President: Dorothy Garcia
Secretary: Lucinda Beacham
Treasurer: Evelyn Schrems
Douglas Block
Andrea Fulton 
David Schoen 
Becky Roniger 
Laura White 
 
Advisory Board
Cheri Carter 
LaVondra Dobbs 
Michael Ferrell 
Tim Lentz
Kelly Robinson 
Kathy Fielding Smith
Frank White

Staff

Executive Director:  Lynette Savoie
Training & Development:  Julie Melancon

SOS Support Group
Co-Facilitator/LCSW - Ashle' Harris
Co-Facilitator - Missy Massey

LOSS Team
Baileigh Bosco
Bradley Walthall
Robyn Williams 

Trainers

ASIST:
Ashle' Harris 
Lynette Savioe 
Julie Melancon 
 
 safeTALK :
 Ashle' Harris 
Lynette Savioe 
Julie Melancon 
 
suicideTALK:
Lynette Savioe
Julie Melancon
Ashle' Harris 
Robyn Williams