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

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Holding the Lifeline
A Guide to Suicide Prevention

• Suicidal behaviors may differ among special populations at risk. Each of the populations identified have unique characteristics and needs that require cultural competence and understanding.
• An exploration of differences alone will not ensure the success rate of suicide prevention efforts; organizations and programs increase their viability through their linkages to the larger community.
• As important as identifying the problem and the need for improving and expanding the suicide prevention, intervention, and treatment systems, is an understanding of the current systems that already exist to reduce suicidal behaviors and outcomes.