Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families The Ones We Miss

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. 2

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Video 3

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Why are YOU here today? 4

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. What do we know? Wisconsin – 5 th highest in nation year olds Second leading cause of death – yr. olds National Rate = 8.76 Wisconsin Rate = People who die in Wisconsin due to suicide are younger… 5

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. What else do we know? Inpatient hospitalization for youth (15-24) is more than double than the nation. However, E.R. visits are slightly lower than national rates What would this mean to you? 6

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Learning Objectives 1.Gain understanding of the phenomenology of suicide and its impact on children and adolescents. 2.Understand the warning signs, risk factors, and protective factors of suicide when assessing children and families. 3.Gain understanding of the scope of the problem facing Wisconsin. 4.Develop an awareness and understanding of who are the “Ones We Miss”, including children in out- of-home care and youth who are bullied. 7

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. The Burden of Suicide in Wisconsin “Suicide affects an entire community and, because it is a complex issue, it will take a community to work on it.” Pat Derer, President, HOPES (Helping Others Prevent and Educate about Suicide) 8

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. The Burden of Suicide in Wisconsin Firearms most frequently used method 1 of 4 have history of previous attempts Over 33% had alcohol present in their system Mental health – especially depression 4:1 male to female suicide deaths Cost – years lost to society (20,000 years/year) 9

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Interesting Data on WI US rate declined 24% during Wisconsin only 8% decline Firearms = 60% of completed youth suicides But….88% hospitalizations for O.D. & cutting So….most lethal methods = no hospitalization Rates of attempts, mortality, and self-reported risk among youth is unacceptably high 10

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Who are we missing? Male deaths outnumber female deaths – use more lethal methods – are not hospitalized What else do we know about male adolescents? 11

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Specific Risk for Males Relationships Access and ability to use lethal means Murder – Suicide Socially isolated Family history Mental illness or substance abuse Divorce Homosexuality 12

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Risk Factors and Warning Signs 13

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Suicidal Behaviors 1.Suicide 2.Suicide Attempt 3.Suicide Ideation 4.Suicide Plans 14

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Ones we miss….. 55% talked about suicide within a month of their suicide 45% did not 73% who died DID NOT mention intent or ideation during last contact w/ a professional Those who did: 60% - spouses 50% relatives 18% caregivers 15

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Self-Injurious Behavior (SIB) Severe Stereotype Socially Acceptable/ Emblematic Superficial/Moderate 16

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Children Attempt suicide much younger than previously thought Hanging is the most common method Don’t express suicidal intent or signs of depression Have conflicts with parents 17

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Children Warning signs/Risk Factors: – Past attempts/threats – Past violent aggressive behavior – Cognitive immaturity/impulsivity – Little to no supervision – Bringing weapons to school – Recent experience of humiliation/shame – Bullying – Victim of abuse/neglect – Witnessing violence in the home – Themes of death/preoccupation with violence – Poor peer relationships – Vandalism, cruelty to animals, fire setting 18

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Adolescents What separates those who attempt from those that think about it? – Substance abuse (12.8 times) – Enduring hopelessness – Isolation – Reluctance to discuss suicidal thoughts – Psychopathology 19

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss Revised: May 2013 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. General Risk Factors for Adolescents 1.Previous suicide attempt 2.Mental Illness 3.Imitation 4.Family history of suicide 5.Sexual orientation 6.Sexual abuse 7.Other stressors 8.Incarceration 20

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss Revised: May 2013 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Protective Factors 1.Friends - most important protective factor 2.Supportive parent 3.School relationships 21

Boys LGBTQ African American Bullies Bullied Native American The System Are these… “Ones We Miss”? Boys 22

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Girls Ratio of attempts to completions: 4,000:1 Suicide attempt is NOT a statistical risk factor Depressive episode IS a risk factor Do not always have a precipitating event May attempt while recovering from depression Panic attacks ARE a risk factor 23

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss Revised: May 2013 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Boys Ratio of attempts to completions: 500:1 Attempts ARE statistical risk factor Often kill themselves within a few hours of a precipitating event: – Anxiety – Legal problems, relationships, humiliating experience, etc. Aggressiveness IS a risk factor 24

Boys LGBTQ African American Bullies Bullied Native American The System Are these some of the “Ones We Miss”? Native American 25

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss Revised: May 2013 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Richard Cardinal 26

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss Revised: May 2013 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Possible Reasons for Increase Stigma around mental health Non-native workers Removed from “community” Historical oppression Intergenerational trauma 27

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss Revised: May 2013 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Protective Factors Culture Tradition Community Family 28

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss Revised: May 2013 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Richard Cardinal Risk Factors? Protective Factors? Commonalities to youth in the system today? 29

Boys LGBTQ African American Bullies Bullied Native American The System Are these some of the “Ones We Miss”? African Americans 30

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss Revised: May 2013 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. African American Youth Historically lower rates than whites This is changing – year olds greatest increase Why? – Better knowledge, attention, reporting – Same as white counterparts – Structural barriers to health care – Attitudinal barriers – Economics/employment 31

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss Revised: May 2013 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. African American Youth Access to firearms Isolation from social institutions Protective factors: family, church, school, community 32

Boys LGBTQ African American Bullies Bullied Native American The System Are these some of the “Ones We Miss”? LGBTQ 33

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss Revised: May 2013 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. LGBTQ Youth Extremely high rate of depression, suicidal thoughts, and suicide attempts 30% of all adolescent suicides Primary cause (reported by LGBT teens) is negative family interactions “One’s We Miss”……………. 34

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss Revised: May 2013 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. 35

Boys LGBTQ African American Bullies Bullied Native American The System Are these some of the “Ones We Miss”? Bullies Bullied 36

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss Revised: May 2013 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. The Bullied and the Bullies Definition of Bullying: Unwanted aggressive behavior that is intentional and that involves an imbalance of power or strength. Typically repeated over time. Physical: hitting, tripping, breaking possessions Verbal: name calling, threatening, taunting Social/Relational: shunning, gossip/rumors, cyber bullying 37

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss Revised: May 2013 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Profile of a Bullied Child/Adolescent Two main groups: The Passive Victim The Provocative Victim LGBTQ Youth: Teens bullied 26 times/day 31% threatened or injured last year Impairs their education 2-4 times as likely to attempt suicide 28% drop out of school 4 of 5 say they don’t know ONE supportive person at school 38

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss Revised: May 2013 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Myths 1.Bullies are usually “loners” 2.They have low self-esteem 3.Bullying is the same as conflict 4.Most bullying is physical 5.It isn’t serious 6.Most likely to happen in urban school 7.Most likely to happen on the bus 8.Most kids who are bullied tell an adult. 9.Bullied kids learn to deal with it on their own. 39

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Small Group Discussion Of children in your care (past or present)…  Which youth are “at risk”?  Identify specific risk factors  Identify protective factors 40

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. What can we do? The Question Model 1.Ask the question(s) 2.Listen and respond 3.Act or refer 41

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Now, what do you do with what you know? 42

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Whew! That is a lot of information! Suicide in WI Risk factors Warning signs Protective factors The “ones we miss” Special risks for children and youth in care How to ask the questions 43

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. For the Bullied and Beautiful 44

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. The One Thing 45

NEW Partnership for Children and Families University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Impact of Suicide on Youth and Families: The Ones We Miss (Foster Parent Module) Revised: May 2014 May be reproduced with permission from original source for training purposes. Resources (American Foundation for Suicide Prev.) (Suicide Prev. Resource Center) (Mental Health of WI) (Helping Others Prev. & Educate) (Suicide Prev. ActionNetwork USA) 46