Answering the Cry for Help: A Suicide Prevention Manual for Schools and Communities - Softcover

David A. Opalewski

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1931636737 ISBN 13: 9781931636735

Publisher: National Center for Youth Issues, 2008

Synopsis

Every year it is estimated that in excess of 100,000 people in the United States end their lives by suicide. These people are not just statistical numbers, They are husbands, wives, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, children, friends, and/or classmates.

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,
• establishes guidelines and resources for intervention,
• seeks to educate and train Crisis Team members and community leaders to manage possible situations and scenarios.

This resource manual provides ideas for dealing with funding issues, guidelines for media relations, an outline for beginning a proactive preventative outreach program, and websites that will prove to be invaluable as you create your own Community-based Suicide Prevention program.

About this title

About the Author

Dave Opalewski is President of Grief Recovery Inc., in Saginaw, Michigan, a certified Death and Dying and Suicide Prevention Instructor for Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. He is also a certified support group facilitator and child trauma specialist. Dave worked 3 years in a funeral home as an aftercare consultant, working with families of the deceased and pioneered the Saginaw County Aftercare Adult Support Group. He is the author of Confronting Death in the School Family, Answering the Cry for Help: A Suicide Prevention for Schools and Communities, Understanding and Addressing Adolescent Grief Issues, Understanding and Addressing Children Grief Issues , Dave is published by The National Center for Youth Issues and also has been published several times in professional journals. He is a highly sought after speaker at state and national conferences and conducts professional development trainings for several school districts throughout the Country. Dave currently is a full time instructor for Central Michigan University in the Teacher Education and Professional Development Department. He can be reached at (989) 249-4362 or griefrecovery@chartermi.net

Edition details

• Publisher: National Center for Youth Issues
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1931636737
• ISBN 13: 9781931636735
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 85