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Old Jan 28, 2011, 05:21 PM
Anonymous39281
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it's great that you want to help people with such a serious issue. the ideas of a website or blog are really good ones. i think you might also have better results if rather than sending such a long document you initially send out something that is a page or two and within it give people the opportunity to request the full document. you could make the initial contact piece either a letter or a brochure/newsletter or something like that. be sure to include a short statement of your qualifications (relevant work experience & degrees) and a quote by a professional reference or two as people will want to know what your background is if you are offering advice and a protocol for treatment. you might also want to consider working/volunteering with a suicide prevention organization and once you've earned their trust and respect (this will take time) to then give them a copy of your document and ask for feedback/comments/thoughts on it. if they like it and do end up utilizing it within their organization then you can ask them for their endorsement of your document and you'll have much more clout in approaching others. good luck.