Every year it is estimated that in excess of 100,000 people in the United States end their lives by suicide. Answering The Cry For Help will help to bridge the gap between schools and communities by providing guidelines for developing a Community Suicide Prevention Program that promotes awareness about risks, discusses methods for suicide prevention, and establishes guidelines and resources for intervention. This resource manual provides ideas for dealing with funding issues, guidelines for media relations, and an outline for beginning a proactive preventative outreach program.

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TOPIC: Suicide

INCLUDES: Suicide prevention methods, awareness about risks, guidelines and resources for intervention, funding issues, ways for beginning a preventative outreach program

AUTHOR: David Opalewski, M.A.

GRADE LEVELS: K-12/AGES: 5-18

RECOMMENDED FOR: Elementary-school counselors, middle-school counselors, high-school counselors, administrators, psychologists

8.5 X 11, 85 pages, softcover, © 2008