Awareness/Prevention
Suicidal Risk Factors
previous trauma
financial troubles
homesick
academic problem
family hx of mental illness
What percentage of students admit to feeling depressed or suicidal but don't feel they need treatment?
66%
What is the OSU app that screens for suicide risk?
RUOK?Buckeyes
R________ warning signs
reocgeniz
Recognize
Men have a higher suicide rate than women
True
Signs that someone may be suicidal
Depression/hopelessness
Social withdraw
Increased aggression
Talking about death
Giving away possessions
Suicide is the ____ leading cause of death in the US.
10th
What is 1-800-273-TALK?
National Suicide Prevention Line
C__________ hope
itacnuocmme
Communicate
Suicide costs the US $69 billion annually
True
What % of students know another student thinking about suicide?
90%
Whats the most common method of death by suicide?
Firearms (51%)
Where can you go on campus for help?
OSU Counseling and Consultation Services
A____ directly about suicide
ska
Ask
National suicide rates are decreasing.
False!
If someone tells you they are thinking about suicide you should ______________?
Never leave them alone and call 911
Place in order of suicide rates -- highest to lowest
adolescents and young adults (age 15-24)
Middle age (age 45-54)
Older adults (85+ years)
1. Middle age
2. Older adults
3. Adolescents and young adults
Who can you call 24-hours for crisis intervention?
Netcare
H_____ suicidal individuals to access care and treatment
plhe
Help
More than half of suicide victims do not have a known/diagnosed mental health issue.
True
___________ is the best defense against suicide.
HOPE
Somewhere in the world some dies by suicide every _____ seconds
40 seconds
Where should you go if you are in immediate danger to yourself or others?
The emergency department
E________ with empathy
gaegne
Engage
Talking about about suicide will put the idea into their head or cause them to act on it.
False