SUICIDE

BEING
SLIENT
ISN’T
BEING
STRONG...
300 LEVEL Health Promotion And
Environmental Health Education
Student. University of Ilorin. Nigeria
HED 307 HEALTH COUNSELLING
SESSION 2022/2023
Lecturer : Dr Mrs James
 No Matter What Happens
Or How Bad It Seems Today
Life Does Go On, And It Will
Be Better Tomorrow ...

Suicide Doesn’t End The Chance

Of Getting Life Worse, It Eliminate
The Possibility Of It Ever Getting
Better.

Suicide Is Not An Answer,

It Is Destruction...
SUICIDE IS NOT THE ANSWER TRY
COUNSELLING

WHAT IS SUICIDE ?
SUICIDE is a serious public
health problem that can have
long-lasting effects on
individuals, families, that
includes the act of
intentionally
and voluntarily taking one's
life
The good news is that suicide is
preventable.
COMMON CAUSES OF SUICIDE
✓ Mental Problem
✓ Bullying
✓ Disability
✓ Sexual Identity
✓Prejudice or Stigma, such as
relating to race

STRATEGIES TO PREVENT SUICIDE

1. Strengthen economic
supports:
✓Improve household financial
security
✓Stabilize housing
2. Create protective environments:
✓Reduce access to lethal means among
persons at risk of suicide
✓Create healthy organizational policies
and culture
3. Promote healthy connections:
✓Promote healthy peer norms
✓Engage community members in shared
activities
4.Teach coping and problem-solving
skills:
✓Support resilience through education
programs