Resources
Warning Signs
Intervention
Facts and Definitions
100
This website is a helpful resource for the US Navy Suicide Prevention
What is www.suicide.navy.mil
100
This emotion, when uncontrolled, can manifest in revenge-seeking behavior and can be an indication of suicidal intentions.
What is anger?
100
This is the ability to come back from a stressful situation
What is resiliency?
100
This is a conscious and deliberate ending of one’s own life. It occurs as a result of extreme emotional pain caused by various factors.
What is suicide?
200
These words make up the acronym ACT-as a way to remember how to respond in a suicidal crisis
What is Act, Care, Treat?
200
This is often indicated by an increased or excessive use of alcohol or drugs
What is substance abuse?
200
This percentage of suicides have overt or covert warning signs
What is 80%
200
This is the amount of time in which 22 veterans commit suicide
What is one day?
300
This national helpline is available 24/7 for individuals contemplating suicide
What is 1-800-Suicide
300
When a person sees no reason for living or has no sense of meaning or purpose in life-they're showing signs of this feeling
What is purposelessness?
300
Many people do not want to ask these questions because they falsely worry it will make people think about suicide
What are direct questions about an individual's suicidal thinking?
300
Suicide is often considered to be this type of solution to a temporary problem.
What is permanent?
400
This US Government Department has a mental health component to help treat veterans contemplating suicide
What is the US Department of Veterans Affairs
400
This sign is displayed when a person begins acting without regard for consequences, and partakes in excessively risky behavior
What is recklessness?
400
Within about 45 minutes of receiving this support, most suicide crises becomes less intense
What is crisis support?
400
This helps to prevent military suicides
What is Suicide Prevention Training?
500
This serves as the NAS Fallon Suicide Prevention Slogan for 2015
What is "Speak Up, Reach Out, Get Help"?
500
Feeling on edge, worried or panicky is an indicator of this suicide warning sign
What is anxiety?
500
During a suicidal crises it is important that you do not do this. Others need to know and can be resources for the individual with suicidal tendencies.
What is keep it a secret?
500
Completed suicides are more common among this gender of the population
What is the Male population? *Females make more attempts at suicide. Three times more females than males attempt suicides. However, males use more aggressive means and therefore completed suicides among males are four times greater than females.
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