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Suicide Prevention Community

• SPNAC Content Available as Editor Begins New Ventures
  SPNAC (Suicide Prevention News and Comment) was edited and updated regularly from October 2008 to March 2010 by Franklin Cook of Unified Community Solutions. Now — even though new posts are no longer being added — the blog’s content is still available because a number of stories continue to attract readers and comments. For a time, approval [...]
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• Robert Litman, L.A. Crisis Center Co-Founder, Dies at 88
  [Editor's note: I apologize for being late in reporting on the passing of one of the founders of the first suicide prevention crisis center in America. FJC] An announcement of the Feb. 14 death of Dr. Robert Litman — at age 88, of acute leukemia — came to the membership of the American Association of [...]
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• Community, Prevention Experts Influence “Dr. Phil” Episode
  By Franklin Cook, SPNAC Editor I consider Friday’s episode of the Dr. Phil Show — titled “Teens Under Pressure” — a case study of sorts, for it shows that a constructive dialogue is occurring among suicide prevention experts, communities, and the media. The process that shaped the show’s content could be an indication that community-focused [...]
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• Links to Suicide Grief Stories: March 8, 2010
  [Editor's note: "Links to Suicide Grief Stories ..." is a SPNAC series featuring stories of survivors of suicide loss -- about the effect their loved one's suicide has had on them and how they are coping with their grief. FJC] In “Crisis Counselor Shares Survivors’ Grief,“ reporter Chad Lawhorn writes about Marcia Epstein, whose mother [. […]
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