CONTENTS

About This Course

Table of Contents

1. The Nature and Scope of Suicide
2. Recognizing the Progressive Development of Suicide
3. Substance Abuse as a Major Contributor to Suicide
4. Suicide Across the Life Span
5. Special Populations and Suicide Risk
6. Prevention and Early Intervention for Suicide and Substance Abuse Problems

Supplements
References
Resources

Holding the Lifeline
A Guide to Suicide Prevention

Objectives

• Recognize five of the special populations that have unique risks for suicide.
• Understand that many cultural differences affect the risks for both suicide and substance abuse.
• Identify some of the ways that members of special populations have needs that are unmet.