Rick Strait

Rick Strait, LPC, CRDAC works at Community Counseling Center as their Substance Use Division Director and suicide prevention coordinator. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor and certified substance use disorders counselor. He is faculty for National Zero Suicide Academy. He serves as a board member for United Suicide Survivors International and a board member for the Missouri Association of Treatment Courts. He is the vice-chair for the Missouri Suicide Prevention Network. He is the co-founder of blog www.listeningsaveslives.net Rick works to combine his lived experience, as a suicide attempt survivor with his professional training to help provide support to anyone impacted by suicide while trying to help provide education to help reduce and prevent suicide. Rick’s favorite thing to do is spend time with his kids and grandkids on vacation.