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Act 219 Suicide Intervention Training

Act 219 Suicide Intervention Training. Presented by:. BIG. The Picture of Suicide. Region: USA Year: 2009 Population: 305,529,237. Reported Suicides 36,909 Unreported Suicides: 5% to 25% more suicides

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Act 219 Suicide Intervention Training

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  1. Act 219Suicide Intervention Training Presented by:

  2. BIG The Picture of Suicide Region: USA Year: 2009 Population: 305,529,237 Reported Suicides 36,909 Unreported Suicides: 5% to 25% more suicides Non-fatal suicidal behaviors: 40 to 100 times greater Number of people affected: 6? each suicidal behavior may affect a few or a very large number People with thoughts of suicide: 15,000,000 +

  3. Suicide Statistics • Average of 1 person dies by suicide every 14.2 minutes • Average of 1 young person (under 25) every 2 hours killed themselves • 3.7 male completions for each female completion • 10th leading cause of death, 3rd leading among young people

  4. Statistics cont. • 10th leading cause of death overall , 3rd leading cause for young • Homicide is the 15th leading cause of death in the U.S. – for every 3 homicides there are 5 suicides • More Americans die by their own hand than by the hand of another each year in the U.S.

  5. Attempted Suicide-Sex/Gender • 3 female attempts for each male attempt

  6. Knowing the *Warning Signs * a warning about warning signs

  7. Warning Signs Warning signs of suicide fall into five categories: Actions Situations Feelings Physical Thoughts

  8. Intervening Ask the question. Are you having thoughts of suicide? Get Information. Do you have a plan? How? When? Where? Do you have the means? Stay calm and remain a source of help! Make a safe plan. Get other involved! Help the student and family connect with other resources.

  9. School Intervention Flow Chart

  10. The Cup

  11. For More Information • 211 – put this on speed-dial • American Association of Suicidology www.suicidology.org • American Foundation of Suicide Prevention www.afsp.org • Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center www.brcic.org • I CARE Program – EBR Schools www.icare.ebrschools.org • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) • Suicide Prevention Action Network www.spanusa.org • Suicide Information Education Centre www.suicideinfo.ca • Suicide Prevention Resource Center www.sprc.org • The Yellow Ribbon Program www.yellowribbon.org • Suicide Intervention and Postvention Guidelines www.maine.gov/suicide for Schools

  12. Questions/CommentsEvaluations

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