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Youth Suicide: Prevention Works!

Youth Suicide: Prevention Works!. presented by: Youth Suicide Prevention Program www.yspp.org. Depression: what does it look like?. www.yspp.org. Youth Depression:. the facts. One in every 8 adolescents may have depression

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Youth Suicide: Prevention Works!

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  1. Youth Suicide:Prevention Works! presented by:Youth Suicide Prevention Program www.yspp.org

  2. Depression: what does it look like? www.yspp.org

  3. Youth Depression: the facts • One in every 8 adolescents may have depression • The majority of children and adolescents with depression do not get help they need www.yspp.org

  4. Youth Depression: the signs • Irritability • Anxiety and/or persistent feelings of sadness • A drop in school performance • Problems with authority • Indecision, lack of concentration • Overreaction to criticism • Frequent physical complaints www.yspp.org

  5. Risk Factors: • Familyhistory of mentalillness • Puberty • Sexual Orientation • Disability • Cognitive impairment • PeerPressure • FamilyConflict • Drug/Alcohol abuse • Academic Pressure • Abuse • Bullying • Negative self-talk -“I’m no good.” • Poordistresstolerance or problem solvingskills • Black & whitethinking • Failure to see goodin the world • Hopeless-ness • “What’s thepoint?” www.yspp.org

  6. Negative EmotionsAssociated With Being Bullied: • Fear • Anger • Frustration • Helplessness • Humiliation • Rejection • Isolation • Persecution • Loneliness • Hopelessness • Anxiety • Depression National School Safety Center www.yspp.org

  7. What Local Data Tells: * 8th grade *National School Safety Center www.yspp.org

  8. Anti-GLBT Bullying: • 86.2% of GLBT students reported being verbally harassed • 60.8% of GLBT students reported that they felt unsafe in school because of their sexual orientation (GLSEN 2007) • Anti-GLBT bias and harassment is contributing factor in risk for: • Suicide • High risk behaviors • Isolation www.yspp.org

  9. Youth Suicide: the facts • An average of 2 youth between the ages of 10 and 24 kill themselves each week in Washington State • One in every 10 high school students reported having attempted suicide; nearly one in four (20% - 25%) had seriously considered it • Over 30% of GLBQ youth report at least one suicide attempt within the past year • Youth suicides outnumber youth homicides www.yspp.org

  10. Many More Hospitalizations than Deaths: (Washington State youth 2003-2007) www.yspp.org

  11. Males More Likely to Die by Suicide: (Washington State youth 2003-2007) Average rate per 100,000 www.yspp.org

  12. Females More Likely to be Hospitalized: (Washington State youth 2003-2007) Number of Attempted Suicides www.yspp.org

  13. Methods of Suicidal Death: (Washington State youth 2003-2007) N=94 N=445 www.yspp.org

  14. Protective Factors: • School • Family • Community • Individual www.yspp.org

  15. Individual Protective Factors: • Problem-solving • Making & keeping friends • Identifying & describing emotions • Tolerating distress www.yspp.org

  16. Means Matter:Reducing Deaths by Focusing on How instead of just Why • When barrier was erected on popular “suicide bridge” the incidence of suicide did not increase on another nearby bridge • Storing guns in a lock box, putting ammunition in a different room or keeping a gun unloaded significantly reduces chances that gun will be used in a suicide • Unused medications, particularly opiates, need proper disposal www.yspp.org

  17. Youth Suicide: warning signs • Current talk of suicide or makinga plan • Strong wish to die, preoccupation with death, giving away prized possessions • Increased isolation • Increased alcohol and/or drug use www.yspp.org

  18. Intervention: asking • Show you care • Ask directly about suicide • Get help www.yspp.org

  19. Intervention: reviewing risk • How prepared? • How desperate? • How alone? • How familiar? • How vulnerable? www.yspp.org

  20. Intervention: making a plan • Cooperative or directive approach? • Parents willing & able? • Resources available? • Safe plan? • Confidentiality? www.yspp.org

  21. Helpful Adults Are: • Genuine • Available • Nonjudgmental • Trustworthy • Effective Listener • Empathic • Emotionally Mature • Understanding www.yspp.org

  22. Youth Suicide: resources • School counselor • Crisis telephone hotlines: - 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) - 1-866-4-U-Trevor (LGBT hotline: 1-866-488-7386) • Physicians, health care providers • Mental health specialist • Coaches and parents • Clergy or religious leaders • LGBTQ-friendly adults www.yspp.org

  23. You Can Be the Difference: • Our school has a crisis response plan that includes strategies to prevent, intervene in a suicide attempt and deal with loss in the aftermath of a suicide. • Our school has policies and procedures regarding bullying and harassment and they are implemented. • Our school had specific resources for our youth who are questioning their sexual orientation or have already come out. • Listening without judgment may be the most important strategy – I don’t have to have all the answers www.yspp.org

  24. Websites: for adults • www.yspp.org • www.whatadifference.samhsa.gov • www.sprc.org www.yspp.org

  25. Youth Suicide:Prevention Works! presented by:Youth Suicide Prevention Program www.yspp.org

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