Vs suicide 2018officialslats

48,000 deaths annually

Isuicideevery 11 minutes

Impact ofsuicide
of
inclusive blood relatives
135areexposed
53shortterm disruption inlife
25havemajor lifedisruption
It1419
have devasting
impacts
a day bysuicide
devasted
peopleare
Numbers
of those impacted
by1exposedtosuicide
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roughly 48,000 Americans diebysuicideeach year over one millionpeople sufferdevasting effects on theirlifelor
a major life disruption
Collegeslated
Itsstudentshave thoughts
ofsuicide
2nd leading causeofdeathforcollegestudents AmericanCollegeHealthAssociation
85 ofstudents whodiebysuicidenew homecontact withthecampus counseling Center
of
Estimates attemptedsuicide

25attemptsperdocumented death
QPR Question Persuade
Mythsandfaded
Myth
Noonecanstopasuicide it is inevitable
fact
Ifpeoplein a crisisgetthe helptheyneedtheywillprobably neverbesuicidalagain
Myth
Confronting
apersonaboutsuicidewillonlymake themangryand increasetherisk
faut
Asking someonedirectly lowers theiranxiety aboutseeking for helpbecause it opens thecommunication
Myth
Suicidalpeoplekeeptheirplans
to themselves
Fads
Most suicidalpeople communicate theirintent sometime duringthe weekpreceding their attempt
Myth
Those who talkabout it don'tdo it
Fact

th
t.ly
Fact
Directverbalduel
l'vedecidedtokillmyself
I wish Iweredead
t'mgoing tocommitsuicide
Indirectverbalclues
I'mtiredoflife Ijustcan'tgoon
Myfamily would be betterwithoutme
I can'tdo it anymore
 an do 1 anymore
Whocares
Behavioralcues
ifI'mdead
Anyprevioussuicideattempt
Aquiring a
gun or stockpiling pills
Cooccurring depressionanxiety
i
Getting personalaffairs in order
Giving away prizedpossessions
Suddeninterest ordisinterest religion
in
1
Drugalcoholabuse relapse after
or a periodofrecovery
Unexplained angeraggression andirritability
situationalcues
Beingfiredorbeing expelledfromschool
Arecentunwantedmove
Loss of
any majorrelationship
Death of a spousechildfriendbysuicide
Diagnosis of aserious or terminalillness
sudden unexpected tossed
d
freedom fearof punishment
Anticipatedloss of financialsecurity
Lossof cherishedtherapistcounselor or teacher
Fear ofbecoming a burdentoothers
Hipsforaskingthesuicidequestion
Itindoubtaskthequestion
Ifthe person isreluctantbe persistent
Talktotheperson alone in a privatesetting
Allowthe
persontotalkfreely
Lessdirectapproach
Have
youbeenunhappylately
Have
you
been
so very thatyou'vethoughtabutendingyourlife
unhappy
Doyoueverjustwishyouwenttosleepanddidn'twake
Directapproach up
Youknowwhenpeople are as upset as
youseemtobe they sometimeswishtheyweredeadI'mwondering ifyou're
feeling that
way too
Areyouthinkingaboutkilling yourself
How
nottoaskthesuicidequestion
You're
notthinkingofkillingyourselfareyou
You doanything stupidwouldyou
wouldn't
Suicide dumb idea
is a Surelyyou'renotthinkingaboutsuicide
Usephrasesthat
convey nejudgement
Havtopersuade someonetostayalike
listentotheproblemandgivethemyourfull
attention
Remembersuicide
isnottheproblem onlythesolutionto aperceivedinsoluble problem
Donot rushtojudgment
Offerhope in firm
any
Thenask
Willyou withmetogethelp
go
willyouletmegethelp
yaarewilling towalkwiththem
Lettingthemseethat
Reefer

be
suicidalpeopleoften believe they cannot helped
soyoumayhave todomore
Thebest referralinvolvestakingtheperson tosomeonewhocanhelp
directly
 best refer involvesteeingtheperson really to someonewhocanhelp
Thenextbestreferral isgetting a commitmentfromthem toaccepthelp thenmakingthearrangements to thathelp
get
Thethird bestreferral iftheyrefusehelpis giving themtheresources
by
Effective QPR
Getothersinvolved
Letthemknowyouvaluethem
Follow
up