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Suicide

Suicide. What are warning signs of suicide?. Suicide. Suicide – the intentional taking of ones own life Parasuicide – a suicide attempt in which a person does not intend to die A cry for help

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Suicide

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  1. Suicide What are warning signs of suicide?

  2. Suicide • Suicide – the intentional taking of ones own life • Parasuicide – a suicide attempt in which a person does not intend to die • A cry for help • Some teens who make a suicide attempt and do not intend to die are not found in time. Their cries for help end in tragic death. • Without help, teens who have attempted suicide once may attempt suicide again.

  3. Suicide • Cluster Suicide - A series of suicides occurring within a short period of time and involving people who are connected in some way • Packs • Response to a friend committing suicide • Response to a famous person’s suicide

  4. Suicide • Girls attempt suicide more often than boys, but boys succeed more often than girls… • Why?

  5. What to Know AboutSuicidal Tendencies • Teens are more likely to contemplate or attempt suicide if they encounter any of the following experiences… • Abuse of alcohol and other drugs • Death of a parent, parental separation, or parental divorce • Feelings of alienation and rejection • Difficulty coping with body changes and sexuality • Depression • Impulsive and/or aggressive behavior • Mental disorders

  6. How to recognize signs of suicide

  7. Getting Help • The best way to help someone who is contemplating suicide is to listen…not to council them • Listen • Encourage them to seek help • Tell a trusted adult

  8. Suicide Prevention Strategies • Look for warning signs when a teen is depressed • Listen without giving advice • Take a suicide threat seriously • Ask if the teen has a specific plan and means to follow through • Do not be sworn to secrecy • Tell a trusted adult immediately • Stay with the teen until help arrives

  9. If You Need Help • If you need help, if you are contemplating suicide, if you know someone who is… • Talk to someone • Get help • Know the number • 1-800-Suicide • Remember that suicide touches a lot of lives… • People who often talk about suicide are crying out for help

  10. Suicide Raft • Role of the WriterWho are you as the writer? Are you Abraham Lincoln? A warrior? A homeless person? • AudienceTo whom are you writing? Is your audience the American people? A friend? Your teacher? • FormatWhat form will the writing take? Is it a letter? • TopicWhat's the subject or the point of this piece? • Role – A teen contemplating suicide/ A friend of a teen contemplating suicide • Audience – Parents, siblings, friends, the person contemplating suicide • Format – A letter • Topic – The reasons you are contemplating suicide…why not to commit suicide • Your job is to write a letter. You will be writing as a teen who is contemplating suicide. Your audience is your parents, siblings or friends. Your topic is to write about why you are contemplating suicide. • Take on the role. The letter should have facts about suicide and depression. • You will be graded on: Staying in character, How you targeted the audience, How well you stayed on the topic and How well you used the format of a letter.

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