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Hear the Cry, Help the Hurting. Suicide Awareness and Prevention (available in hard copy from Social Issues Committee)

A 31 page booklet which educates and equips people to recognise the signs and symptoms of suicide and to intervene effectively to save lives.

Chapters are:

• reflecting on suicide from a faith perspective;
• statistical facts about suicide;
• risk factors;
• warning signs;
• myths and facts abut suicide;
• depression and suicide;
• help for young people;
• clinical treatment;
• marijuana and suicide;
• marijuana - information for parents;
• aboriginality and suicide;
• rural areas and suicide;
• elderly people and suicide;
• survivors of suicide;
• dealing with telephone calls from suicidal people;
• intervention in a suicide crisis;
• where to go for help.

(Produced by Cath Taylor for the
1999 Social Issues Annual Campaign)