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Arizona
Suicide Prevention Alert Teams Up with Suicidology
Association To Offer Online Prevention Training
The American Association
of Suicidology will offer for the first time, through
our website, an on-line suicide prevention course
for health care professionals which can be taken for
continuing education credit. In addition, Arizona
Suicide Prevention Alert.com also has partnered with
this national organization to develop and offer a
training program for health care workers who deal
with American Indians, who carry a higher than average
suicide risk. The programs should be available in
the near future, according to Lanny Berman, AAS executive
director. For more information about AAS, go to www.suicidology.org.
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Suicide
is a major problem in Arizona. In 2002,
suicide claimed 784 persons in the state - AN AVERAGE
OF TWO LIVES A DAY - more than homicide and AIDS combined.
300% higher than the national average.
We
believe the high death toll in Arizona by suicide
is unacceptable. Arizona Suicide Prevention Alert
is dedicated to increasing awareness of suicide as
a health care crisis in Arizona, advocating solutions,
and organizing supporters of suicide prevention efforts.
We also hope to serve as a resource for Arizona suicide
prevention advocates.
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