…e you know may be suicidal call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-800-273-8255. If you’ve lost someone, there are survivor resources to help you cope. Join Dr. Lisa Firestone for the Sep. 17 CE Webinar “Suicide: What Every Mental Health Professional Should Know.”…
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…Related Articles: Coping Suggestions for the Suicidal Person Helper Tasks – How You Can Help Someone Who’s Suicidal Suicide: The Warning Signs Suicide: How You Can Help Someone at Risk…
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…icide Prevention Advice Page Related Articles: Coping Suggestions for the Suicidal Person The Do’s and Don’ts of Suicide Prevention Suicide: The Warning Signs Suicide: How You Can Help Someone at Risk Busting the Myths About Suicide…
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…help a loved one “step back from the edge.” Suicide Prevention Tips: Read Dr. Lisa Firestone’s tips for how to help someone at risk for suicide. Coping Suggestions for the Suicidal Person The Do’s and Don’ts of Suicide Prevention Helper Tasks: How You Can Help Someone Who’s Suicidal Suicide: The Warning Signs Suicide: How You Can Help Someone at Risk Busting the Myths About Suicide The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline If you or someone you…
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…age. However, most suicides can be prevented. It is important to know the warning signs in people who may be contemplating taking their own lives. Here you can find out what to look for and how to help a teen who is in trouble. READ ON Teens If you or someone you know is experiencing self-destructive or suicidal thoughts, it is essential that you seek help by talking to someone, calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and seeking the car…
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….” If hearing such statements worries you, it should. These sentiments are warning signs that a person is thinking about suicide, also called suicidal ideation. Though these are passive suicidal statements, they should be taken very seriously. They may mean a person is thinking about ending his or her life. This person is struggling with a mental health crisis and we need to attend to this. Even passive thoughts of suicide deserve prompt attention…
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…finding of the role of the destructive inner voice in suicide. This voice drives suicidal tendencies, deceptively convincing people that it is better to end their lives than to find an alternate solution to their suffering. On April 20, I will host a Webinar on Understanding and Preventing Suicide in which, in addition to outlining warning signs and helper tasks, I will show how people who are suicidal are not acting on their own point of view bu…
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…hey can inform the public about the warning signs of suicide. According to Dr. Lisa Firestone, the following self-destructive behaviors are prominent suicide warning signs: Disrupted Sleep: People who commit suicide often go days or weeks without sleeping. Isolation: A suicidal person pulls away from others, especially close friends and family. They spend more time alone and act as if they do not want to be around anyone. Loss of Interest: People…
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…at risk for suicide and reach out to them before it is too late. Learn the helper tasks – Once we suspect a person may be suicidal, we must carry out a course of action that can help ensure his/her safety. We can engage a person by asking them directly how they are feeling and showing that we have real concern for them. We can then help this person develop an action plan that will keep them out of harm’s way and get them to the help they need. Whe…
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…ch can help people identify when someone’s at risk. An example of how to address suicide, while sending a positive message about staying alive, is in the recently released song by Logic, which is titled “1-800-273-8255.″ Today, there are many tools we can employ, including websites from people with lived-experience, who’ve survived their own suicide attempts and have stories of hope. There are even online chat and text message services for people…
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