The first step to bringing Handle With Care to your community is to have a stakeholder’s meeting. The Tennessee Statewide Coordinator can assist you with putting the stakeholder list together and providing a sample letter of invite. Participants will include:
SCHOOLS
- The School Superintendent/Director or designee
- The principal or vice-principal from every school in your community
- The nurse, counselor or attendance director from schools in your community
LAW ENFORCEMENT
- The Chief of Police or designee (All Agencies)
- The Sheriff or designee (All Agencies)
- Prosecuting Attorney or designee
- A representative from probation
- A representative from Dispatch (911)
MENTAL HEALTH
- Representatives from local mental health providers
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
- The Child Protective Services supervisor or designee
OTHERS TO INCLUDE
- Circuit Court Judges, Family Court Judges and Magistrates
- Emergency Management Services (EMS)
- Family Resource Network
- Local civic organizations such as Lions and Kiwanis Clubs
- News organizations
Download a Sample Invitation
