Facts
What is a critical warning sign?
What is talking, posting or writing about death
Threatening to hurt or kills oneself
Neglect of personal appearance Increase or loss of weight Sleeping problems -- too little, too much Lack of energy
What behavior/appearance might you observe in a suicidal person?
Words matter when discussing attempted suicide
What is True?
1-800-273-8255
What is the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline?
Techniques that can be used to help prevent a person from thinking about, attempting, and completing suicide?
What are Suicide Prevention Strategies?
Males die by suicide more often than females
What is True?
Where does suicide rank on the list of causes of death?
(A number 1-10)
9
What is the percent of suicide victims suffer from major depression?
(20-60%)
What is approximately 60%?
You should not ask directly: “Are you thinking about suicide?”
What is False?
What is one way that suicide can be prevented?
suicide can be prevented by public awareness and education and therapy and medication.
The time to take action if a person is suicidal.
What is NOW!
Talking, posting or writing about death, dying, or suicide, when these actions are out of the ordinary for the person is a critical warning sign
What is True?
What is the percent of suicides that firearms account for?
(10-50%?
What is approximately 50%
What is the amount of suicide deaths everyday in America
(A number 100-140)
What is approximately 130 people
An attempt at suicide occurs every minute.
What is False. Every 11 minutes.