The meeting hosted by the Farmington Area Suicide Prevention Task Force focuses on the relationship between substance abuse and suicide.
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Thursday, February 7
The Farmington Area Suicide Prevention Task Force has announced additional speakers will be featured at a Community Conversation on Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m., at Farmington Hills City Hall. The conversation will focus on the interrelationship between substance abuse, mental health, and suicide. The event is open to all members of the community. Robert Schulz, Director of Public Safety for the City of Farmington, and Diane K. Zalapi, MS, Vice President with the Michigan School of Professional Psychology join a roster of panelists that includes: A growing body of evidence suggests that alcohol and drug abuse are second only to depression and other mood disorders when it comes to risk factors for suicide. People with substance abuse disorders are …
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The Monday night presentation followed a September community meeting.
Nine of the 16 students who attended a Monday night presentation at Farmington High (FHS) said they know someone who has thought about suicide. "Youth Depression & Suicide: What Every Parent and Teen Must Know" was a follow up to a September community meeting that drew about 250 people to Farmington Hills city hall. Monday's meeting drew a smaller audience, with around 50 adults and teens in the school auditorium. Following a presentation by Brighton resident Jeff Edwards, whose 12-year-old son Chase took his own life in 2003, students moved into the cafeteria for a peer-facilitated discussion. FHS senior Priya Adusumilli said she thought during the discussion maybe one person would say they had personal contact with someone who had …
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