Behaviors That Suggest A Person at Risk of Suicide | How To Talk To A Suicidal Person | How to Prevent Suicide | Facts About Suicide #1 | Facts About Suicide #2 |
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What are warning signs of someone considering suicide?
Expressions of hopelessness, previous suicide attempts, verbal suicide threats, personality change, risk-taking behavior, lack of interest in future plans
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What is true?
True or False: "Are you trying to kill yourself?" is an appropriate question to ask.
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What are preventative factors of suicide?
Sobriety, restricting access to lethal means, hope, strong friendly/familial relationships
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How many veterans commit suicide on average each day?
22
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What is hanging, firearms, and pesticide poisoning
These are the three most common suicide methods
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What is false? However, females are more prone to suicidal thoughts.
True or false: females more successfully commit suicide more than men
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What is false
True or false: Telling the person that suicide is a selfish act is a good way to guilt a person out of committing suicide.
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What is support?
Give assistance to, especially financially; enable to function or act
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How many Americans on average commit suicide each year
30,000
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On average, how many people are affected intimately by a suicide?
6
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What is depression?
The number one cause of suicide
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What is false?
True or false: you should swear to secrecy if a friend tells you that they are thinking about suicide because you do not want to break their trust in you
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What is the National Suicide Prevention Hotline (Lifeline)?
(800) 273-8255
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What is false? It is actually ranked as the 10th.
True or false suicide is the 13th cause of death in the USA
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Who were some famous people that committed suicide?
Brutus, Judas Iscariot, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Cleopatra, Sigmund Freud
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What is a suicide attempt?
clear indication that something is gravely wrong in a person’s life
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What are actions to take when someone is considering suicide?
Do not act shocked or judgmental, do not leave the person alone, ask direct questions, and get professional help
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What is true?
In a suicide crisis, it is best to protect yourself first if the suicidal person has a weapon.
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What is suicide?
This is the 3rd leading cause of death for 15 to 24-year-olds
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What is attempted suicide?
Was once considered a felony in Kentucky.
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What is false?
If a person's depression lifts, the person isn't likely to commit suicide.
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What is true?
A previous suicide attempt makes a person more likely to make a future suicide attempt or to kill themselves.
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What are medication and therapy?
These are the two most common ways to treat underlying illnesses associated with suicide
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What age group has the highest suicide rate?
45-54
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What is September 10th?
World Suicide Prevention Day
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