Teenage Suicide Prevention

Information for __________ Students

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjVQ36NhbMk
______________, Counselor
________Counseling Office 2019-2020
 If you or a friend have
multiple (2 or more) of the
following signs PLEASE get
help…
 Warning Signs…
•change in eating
and/or sleeping
habits

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008

 Warning Signs…
• change in eating/sleeping habits

•withdrawal from
friends, family,
and regular
activities
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008
 Warning Signs…
• change in eating/sleeping habits
• withdrawal from friends, family, and regular activities

•rebellious
behavior, violent
actions, or running
away
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008
 Warning Signs…
• change in eating/sleeping habits
• withdrawal from friends, family, and regular activities
• rebellious behavior, violent actions, or running away

•drug/alcohol use

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008

 Warning Signs…
• change in eating/sleeping habits
• withdrawal from friends, family, and regular activities
• rebellious behavior, violent actions, or running away
• drug/alcohol use

•unusual neglect of
personal
appearance
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008
 Warning Signs…
• change in eating/sleeping habits
• withdrawal from friends, family, and regular activities
• rebellious behavior, violent actions, or running away
• drug/alcohol use
• unusual neglect of personal appearance

•marked personality
change

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008

 Warning Signs…
• change in eating/sleeping habits

•boredom, difficulty
concentrating, or a
decline in
schoolwork quality
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008
 Warning Signs…
• change in eating/sleeping habits
• withdrawal from friends, family, and regular activities
• rebellious behavior, violent actions, or running away
• drug/alcohol use
• unusual neglect of personal appearance
• marked personality change
• boredom, difficulty concentrating, or a decline in schoolwork quality

•self-hate

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008

 Warning Signs…
• change in eating/sleeping habits

•give verbal hints

with statements,
like, “I won't be a
problem for you
much longer…”
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008
 Warning Signs…
• change in eating/sleeping habits

•put his or her

affairs in order,
like, giving away
favorite
possessions
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008
 Warning Signs…
• change in eating/sleeping habits
• withdrawal from friends, family, and regular activities
• rebellious behavior, violent actions, or running away
• drug/alcohol use
• unusual neglect of personal appearance
• marked personality change
•
• PLEASE get help…
boredom, difficulty concentrating, or a decline in schoolwork quality
frequent complaints about physical symptoms
• loss of interest in pleasurable activities
• not tolerating praise or rewards
• self-hate
• give verbal hints with statements
– (e.g. I won't be a problem for you much longer)
• put his or her affairs in order
– (e.g. give away favorite possessions)

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008

 An adult can help!
 At School  Outside of School
– Counselor – Parent
– Administrator – Church Personnel
– Nurse – Coach
– Coach – Or any adult
– Teacher
– Or any adult

Juhnke, 2009
 Don’t…
• Leave them alone

Juhnke, 2009
 Don’t…
• Leave them alone
• Send them away

Juhnke, 2009
 Don’t…
• Leave them alone
• Send them away
• Ignore it

Juhnke, 2009
 Don’t…
• Leave them alone
• Send them away
• Ignore it
• Promise confidentiality

Juhnke, 2009
 Have Questions?
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
http://www.save.org/

Come see me in United Way Help Line

210-227-HELP

the Counseling Jason Foundation

http://www.jasonfoundation.com/

Office: The Center for Health Care Services Crisis Number

210-223-7233; 1-800-316-9241

____________
Counselor
 References

• American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008

http://aacap.org/page.ww?
name=Teen+Suicide&section=Facts+for+Families
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury
Prevention and Control. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and
Reporting System (WISQARS) : www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars
• Juhnke, GE. 2009. Suicide Assessment & Interventions. NEISD
Presentation.
• The Fray, 2004 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjVQ36NhbMk