Warning Signs
Statistics an Facts
Myths about Suicide
How to Cope
Who to Talk to
100
T/F: Your friend suddenly stops coming to softball practice
What is true
100
T/F: More males commit suicide that females
What is True
100
T/F: People who talk about suicide will Not actually commit suicide.
What is false
100
T/F: Joining support groups is a good choice if you lose someone to suicide.
What is True
100
T/F: Your mom is a safe person to talk to most of the time
What is True.
200
T/F: Your friend suddenly gives away his favorite guitar
What is True
200
T/F: Anxiety affects many people with suicidal tendencies.
What is True
200
T/F: If someone tells you about their suicidal thoughts you have to keep it a secret.
What is False
200
T/F: When you talk about the deceased, talk about how they died instead of how they lived.
What is False
200
T/F: A trusted adult or family friend will help you find the right thing to say or do.
What is True
300
T/F: Your friend has a lot of energy and is excited to come to school.
What is False
300
T/F: Only teenagers commit suicide
What is False
300
T/F: Once someone makes up their mind to harm them self you can still help them
What is True
300
T/F: Suicide prevention walks are not worth going to.
What is False
300
T/F: Finding a stranger in the street and talking to them about your suicidal thoughts is safe.
What is False
400
T/F: Your friend starts arguing with their favorite teacher.
What is True
400
T/F: Skin cutting is the most used form of self-harm, present in 70 percent of individuals who self- abuse.
What is True
400
T/F: 90 percent of people who commit suicide have a treatable mental illness.
What is True
400
T/F: Talking to other people affected by the loss of a loved one can be helpful.
What is True
400
T/F: Your teachers are good people to talk to, because they are trained annually on what to say or do to help.
What is true
500
T/F: Your friend starts taking good care of their body, and eating healthy
What is False
500
T/F: Suicide is the first leading cause of death in the United States.
What is False (it is the tenth)
500
T/F: People who self-harm are suicidal.
What is False
500
T/F: If someone you love has died from suicide you are not alone
What is True
500
T/F: Your best friend always knows the answers to suicidal thoughts
What is false