Director, Strategic Healthcare Initiatives
American Foundation For Suicide Prevention
New York, New York
Tandra Rutledge, MA, is the Director of Strategic Healthcare Initiatives for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's Project 2025. Project 2025 is a nationwide, collaborative initiative, developed by AFSP, to reduce the annual rate of suicide in the U.S. 20 percent by 2025. In her role, Tandra inspires healthcare systems nationwide to initiate and sustain comprehensive implementation of suicide prevention best practices in primary care, mental health care, and emergency departments. She oversees and manages a portfolio of national healthcare systems initiatives and engages strategic partners in a collective effort to champion systematic, data-driven, and scalable change. A graduate of Spelman College, Tandra has a master’s degree in clinical community psychology from DePaul University. With over 25 years of clinical, leadership, and business development experience in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors, Tandra has used her platform to champion culturally appropriate, evidence-informed mental health practices and suicide prevention programs for Black Americans. With special emphasis on the intersection of faith and mental health, Tandra seeks to dismantle stigma in the Black community and cultivate resilience through a social justice and equity framework.
Monday, May 1, 2023
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
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