Jan 30, 2014
"Suicide Prevention and Addiction" was presented on Tuesday January
28, 2014; by Raymond Dalton, MA, CAADC. The prevalence of suicide
and suicide attempts among people with alcohol/other drug
addictions is significantly higher than in the general population,
and the period of early recovery from addiction is especially high
risk. Family, friends and peers as well as helping professionals
are often in a position to notice potential suicidal thinking and
encourage a person contemplating suicide to obtain help. This
program raises awareness of the signs of suicidal thinking, and
describes ways to offer support and obtain help for people who may
be contemplating suicide. Participants will learn how to recognize
suicidal thinking, reach out and offer support to others
contemplating suicide, obtain help when suicidal thoughts are
present, and access local and national suicide prevention and
intervention resources.
Ray Dalton is the Program Coordinator for Dawn Farm Outpatient,
Community Corrections and Youth and Family Services. Prior to
working for Dawn Farm Ray recruited, trained and supervised
volunteer counselors to answer the suicide prevention hotline for
the state of Kansas. He received his Master’s degree in Counseling
Psychology from the University of St. Mary and his Bachelor’s
degree from the University of Kansas.
This program is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a FREE,
annual workshop series developed to provide accurate, helpful,
hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency,
recovery, family and related issues. The Education Series is
organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs
providing a continuum of chemical dependency services. For
information, please see
http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series.