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Teens & Adolescents
Brain Science & Random Facts
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A thought about wanting to commit suicide.

What is an ideation?

100

If someone is at an immediate risk or concern for suicide, this number should be called.

What is 911?

100

This is the most common method of suicide.

What is overdose/ poison?

100

True or false, people over 25 are more likely to commit suicide.

What is false?

200

A term to describe all things related or encompassing suicide.

What is suicidality?

200

This number can be dialed for the suicide and crisis hotline.

What is 988?

200

The number one mental health diagnoses amongst teens and common cause for suicide.

What is Depression?

200

This man jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge and survived.

Who is Kevin Hines?

300

When someone doesn't actively want to commit suicide but also does not have a desire to live.

What is passive suicidality or passive suicide?

300

This month is known as suicide prevention month.

What is September?

300

Many teens are diagnoses with this mental health disorder which causes extreme and often emotional reactions.

What is Borderline Personality Disorder?

300

This part of your brain typically does not develop until around age 25 and assist with regulating emotions, behavior, memory, and decision making.

What is the prefrontal cortex?

400

The disconnection of what you feel is true versus what you see is true.

What is cognitive dissonance?

400

List 2 psychatric hospitals in Delaware.

What are MeadowWood, Rockford, DBH, DPC, SUN Behavioral, etc?

400

This punctuation mark is often tattooed on teens/ adolescents to mean that they have some relation to suicide such as an attempt, previous ideation, or know someone who has.

What is a semicolon?

400

This part of your brain regulates anxiety, fear, and responding to threats.

What is the amygdala?