Introduction
What is Suicide?
The intentional taking of one's own life.
Are males or females more like to die by suicide?
True or False: Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people 10 to 24 years old in the United States and world wide.
True
What Does CBT stand for?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Suicide and suicide attempts are associated with what mental health disorder?
Depression
Are males or females more likely to have suicidal thoughts?
Females
Many suicidal adolescents are first seen here and are seen here during a suicidal crisis
Hospital Emergency Departments
What has been found to be the most effective with CBT?
Psychotropic medication
What are 3 suicide risk factors other than depression?
Any of the 3:
Parents divorcing
mental health issues
Struggle with sexual identity
Bullying
How can you prevent suicide?
Understand suicide
Take suicidal behaviors and talk serious
Speak up if you're worried
Respond quickly in a crisis
Offer help and Support
What causes influence death by suicide?
Combination of genetic, environmental risk factors, as well as precipitating events.
What does DBT-A focus on?
Decreasing self-harm behaviors, decreasing life interfering behaviors, and increasing behavioral skills.
"I wish I was dead" or "I wont be a Problem for you much longer."
How many deaths by suicide occur in the US every 12 minutes?
One death
What is a key indicator of healthy childhood development?
Increasing self-regulation, which encompasses behavior, emotions, and cognitive processes.
Based off of the PowerPoint, What two evidenced based practices can be used with suicidal children and adolescences?
CBT and DBT
What are 3 warning signs associated with suicide?
Changes in eating or sleeping habits
Frequent or pervasive sadness
Withdrawal from friends, family, and regular activities
Frequent complaints about physical symptoms often related to emotions, such as stomachaches, headaches, fatigue, etc.
Decline in the quality of schoolwork
Preoccupation with death and dying
Giving away their prize possessions
How many Youths die from suicide in the US every year?
about 4,600
True or False: Adolescents who attempt suicide often reattempt, studies suggest that 40- 60% of adolescents attempt suicide again within a one year period.
False:
Yes adolescents who attempt suicide often reattempt, but studies suggest 15-30% of adolescents attempt suicide again within a one year period.
What do you do when your client tells you that they want to kill themselves?
Do a suicide risk assessment, explore if they have a plan and intent, Baker Act if they are a risk to their own safety or the safety of others.