Write a 1½-page action plan that you can present to the public health authorities in your local community, which has experienced a steady growth in the incidences of death by suicide in the past decade.

Read “Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention: Evidence & Implications” from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Write a 1½-page action plan that you can present to the public health authorities in your local community, which has experienced a steady growth in the incidences of death by suicide in the past decade. You want to suggest that a program be instituted that can address the behavioral disorders that may lead to death by suicide and help prevent it.