Supervisor earns Regional Suicide Prevention Award

Deanna Doran, program supervisor for Youth Villages’ Specialized Crisis Services program in Chattanooga, has received the 2014 Southeast Regional Suicide Prevention Award from the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network.

Doran was honored along with the other regional award winners at the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network’s statewide Suicide Prevention Awareness Day on September 10 in Nashville.

Doran began working for Youth Villages in 2010 as a specialized crisis counselor and was promoted to program supervisor in 2012. She holds a master’s degree in social work and a bachelor’s degree in social work from Andrews University. She is a licensed master social worker and is pursuing certification as a licensed clinical social worker.

Join the Crisis team at Youth Villages by applying at www.youthvillages.org/jobs.