YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE.
If you are in crisis, call 988 for the Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
What to Watch for if You Feel Someone is at Risk:
If a person talks about:
- Being a burden to others
- Feeling Trapped
- Experiencing unbearable pain
- Having no reason to live
- Killing themselves
- Increased use of alcohol or drugs
- Looking for a way to kill themselves, such as searching online for materials or means
- Acting recklessly
- Withdrawing from activities
- Isolating from family and friends
- Sleeping too much or too little
- Visiting or calling people to say goodbye
- Giving away prized possessions
- Agression
- Depression
- Loss if interest
- Rage
- Irritability
- Humiliation
- Anxiety
- The phone number for a trusted friend or relative
- The non-emergency number for the local police department
- The Crisis Text Line: 741741
- The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Risk Factors for Suicide
- Mental disorders, particularly mood disorders, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders and certain personality disorders
- Alcohol and other substance use disorders
- Hopelessness
- Impulsive and/or aggressive tendencies
- History of trauma or abuse
- Major physical illnesses
- Previous suicide attempt
- Family history of suicide
- Job or financial loss
- Loss of relationship
- Easy access to lethal means
- Local clusters of suicide
- Lack of social support and sense of isolation
- Stigma associated with asking for help
- Lack of healthcare, especially mental health and substance abuse treatment
- Cultural and religious beliefs, such as the belief that suicide is a noble resolution of a personal dilemma
- Exposure to others who have died by suicide (in real life or via the media and Internet)
American Psychiatric Association. (2004). Practice Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of Patients with Suicidal Behaviors. In: Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders Compendium, 2nd edition. pp. 835-1027. VA: Arlington.
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
http://asca.org