Event Helps Families Cope with Suicide Attempt Aftermath

• the medical, legal and psychotherapeutic processes set in motion by a suicide attempt;
• what changes to expect from a loved one who has attempted suicide;
• how parents can continue to care for themselves while helping their suicidal child;
• how to access resources (therapists, support groups, and hotlines) following a suicide attempt.
  

Featured speakers include author and certified hypnotherapist Sue Serlin-Resnick, psychotherapist and school social worker Lynn Levin, social worker and mental health first aid facilitator Amy Stern, psychotherpist and youth suicide prevention coordinator Gigi Colombini and Lily LaBelle, a high school student and Suicide Prevention Task Force member.

With a theme of “Let’s Talk About It,” the Farmington Area Suicide Prevention Task Force brings community leaders together to reach out to troubled individuals and counteract alarming trends in suicide and suicide attempts. Farmington Hills City Council Member Dr. Ken Massey, who lost his son Graham E. Smith to suicide, has spearheaded efforts to remove the stigma and bring the topics of depression and suicide out into the open.

The meeting is sponsored by the Farmington SAFE and the Graham E. Smith Memorial Fund. For more information, call the City Manager’s Office at 248-871-2500.

Source: City of Farmington Hills press release