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Suicide
Overview
Suicide in Ireland today
Suicide Prevention
Suicide Intervention
Postvention
Action
Suicide Prevention
Attitudes to Mental
Health
 e c re c y
D e n ia l
v o id a n c e
c c e p ta nc e
O pe nne s s
e lp f u ln e s s
Attitudes to Suicide
How does the word
‘suicide’
make you feel?

Do any of these attitudes apply to you?

 People
People who It’s mostly serious about
die by suicide young men suicide can’t
don’t give who die by be helped so
warning signs suicide what’s the
point?

People who
talk about
suicide are
just attention
-seekers
Talking about
suicide might
give someone
the idea to
do it
Who is at risk of dying by suicide?
Who is at risk of dying by suicide?
ANYONE
How
comfortable
are you talking
about mental
health?

Your own?

Others
?
Would you
like to get
more
comfortable
?
Suicide Intervention
 Signs / Invitations to talk
Stressful events especially with feelings of loss
Including

Money worries Bereavement

End of relationship Unemployment

Move / Any loss of Any major change e.g.

social support school / work etc.
 THOUGHTS
“Everyone will be better off without me”
“I won’t be needing these things anymore”
“I wish I was dead”
“I can’t do anything right”
“All my problems will end soon”
“I can’t think straight anymore”
“No one can help me now”
“I can’t take it anymore”
“Now I know what they were going through” 
Messages like these
are “invitations”
 Connecting

“How are you?”

 Ask About Suicide
“Are you thinking of suicide?”
“I’m worried about you and I need to ask;
are you thinking of suicide?”
“Are you suicidal?”
“Have you been contemplating suicide?”
“Sometimes people who say things like that are
thinking of suicide. Are you thinking of
suicide?”
B e c a lm a n d m a t t e r -
o f -f a c t
Be Aware of your Tone and Expression
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Excerpt from ASIST training course

www.livingworks.net
Be quiet and
listen

Don’t advise,
lecture,
interrogate or
judge
 Safe Plan

“How long can you

keep yourself safe?”

“Who can help?”

 Supports

Samaritans 1850 60 90 90
(24hr)
1Life 1800 247 100 (24hr)

Doctor

Counselling Service
Find local support services and groups
Fears
Supports for people bereaved
by suicide
Time for Action - Some Suggestions

Don’t turn your back when people hint at

mental health concerns
In your Community

Awareness Campaign - Posters, Leaflets

Research Local Supports

Training Workshops
Support National Campaigns to protect
funding and change policy

www.healthrisk.ie
Thank you
 Photo Credits:
• Slide 2: From ‘21 GRAMS’ by Seamus McGuinness / 3Ts Arts Programme taken by David
Stephenson http://www.3ts.ie/about.htm

• Slide 4: 3 people chatting by Chris P, Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chr1sp/3585292512/sizes/l/in/photostream/

• Slide 5: See/Hear/Speak photo - Leo Reynolds, Flickr,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/4975889/

• Slide 9: http://www.flickr.com/photos/uk_parliament/4748525073/sizes/l/in/photostream/

• Slide 12: Created in www.wordle.net

• Slide 15: Uncomfortable Chair - Rob Flickenger ‘Hackerfriendly’ Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hackerfriendly/2746453753/

• Slide 16: Comfortable Chair Katybecks- http://www.flickr.com/photos/katy/3607364712/

• Slide 17: Close up eyes -

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rutthenut/3390529932/sizes/l/in/photostream/

• Slide 23/24: Images from Art from the Heart, anonymous contributors www.headsup.ie/heart
 Photo Credits:
• Slide 25: Connect 4 - Vasta’s photostream, Flickr, Sameer Vasta,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vasta/167104294/

• Slide 28: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pigatto/374735869/

• Slide 30: http://www.flickr.com/photos/billselak/2330291800/sizes/l/in/photostream/

• Slide 31: Lifebuoy - Jensjeppe Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/jensjeppe/2647550534/

• Slide 33: Google Maps

• Slide 34: Fear - http://www.flickr.com/photos/stumayhew/3747070194/ Stu mayhew, flickr

(licenced under creative commons)

• Slide 35: Ian Horner - Hard calll to make

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ihorner/3863496221/in/photostream/

• Slide 36: Woman’s back -

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fchouse/2897490267/sizes/l/in/photostream/

• Slide 37: Same as Slide 4

• Slide 38: Image from Amnesty International Mental Health Campaign -

http://www.amnesty.ie/our-work/mental-health

• All Flickr photos licenced under creative commons