About Dr. Tullis:
Dr. Ken Tullis, a survivor of seven suicide attempts
and multiple addictions, is an award-winning psychiatrist
specializing in
mood disorders, addictions,
psychological trauma, and
suicide
prevention.
He is an FAA/HIMS approved psychiatric/addiction medicine
consultant.
In 1999 he received the prestigious Diamond Award
for life-time contributions to the field of mental health, presented
by the Mental Health Association of the Mid-South. Dr. and Mrs.
Tullis received the 2005 Humanitarian Award for their dedication to
suicide prevention, presented by the Organization for Attempters and
Survivors of Suicide in Interfaith Services.
In 2008, the Tullises received the Suicide Prevention Action
Network USA’s (SPAN USA) highest honor, the Founders Award. In 2014, Dr. Tullis was
selected by the International Association of HealthCare
Professionals as a top psychiatrist in Memphis.
Dr. Tullis is a Fellow of the American Society of
Addiction Medicine, a founding member of the American Academy of
Psychiatrists in Alcoholism and Addictions, and is board certified
by the American Board of Addiction Medicine.
He has dedicated his life to helping impaired physicians and
served on his state's Physicians Health Peer Review Committee.
He served as Medical Director of Lakeside’s Impaired
Professionals Program from July 1986 – January 2006.
In May 1996, Dr. Tullis, along with fifteen other
survivors of suicide attempts, founded Suicide Anonymous, the
first-ever twelve step program for people struggling with suicide.
Dr. Tullis is the author of The Courage to
Live Workbook, a groundbreaking companion to his two books,
Seduction of Suicide, written
under the pen name Kevin Taylor, M.D., and Secrets of Suicide,
Healing the Hidden Wounds that Lead Us to Suicide.
With his wife, Madge, Dr. Tullis appeared on the
Oprah Winfrey Show, "Successful People Who Attempted Suicide." The
Tullises organized and co-chaired Tennessee's first-ever Suicide
Prevention Conference in cooperation with Surgeon General David
Satcher and their state's Department of Health.
Together with the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities, they founded the Tennessee Suicide
Prevention Network (TSPN), which has become a model for other
states.
Madge and Ken continue
to be active in suicide prevention nationally and in their home
state of Tennessee. They are strong advocates for helping survivors
of suicide attempts and have been frequent speakers on this topic at
state and national Suicide Prevention Conferences.
