1. Chapter 5
Mental and Emotional
Problems
Lesson 3
Suicide Prevention

2. Professional intervention and support from friends and family can often help prevent suicide.

3. Knowing the Facts About Suicide
Certain risk factors increase thoughts of suicide and suicide attempts.

4. Knowing the Facts About Suicide
For some people, stress can cause alienation.
Alienation

5. Knowing the Facts About Suicide
People who feel alienated
They may seek

6. Knowing the Facts About Suicide
Suicide is the third leading cause of death for teens ages 15 to 19.
Suicide

7. Suicide Risk Factors Suicide Risk Factors
A history of abusing alcohol or other drugs
Family history of mental disorders, substance abuse, or suicide
Access to guns

8. Suicide Risk Factors
Exposure to other teens who have died by suicide is a risk factor that can lead to cluster suicides.
Cluster suicides

9. Strategies to Prevent Suicide
Recognizing the signs of suicide may help prevent it.

10. Strategies to Prevent Suicide
Any discussion or suggestion
NEVER
Tell an adult

11. Strategies to Prevent Suicide
The warning signs
The more signs exhibited,

12. Strategies to Prevent Suicide
Warning Signs of Suicide
Direct statements such as “I wish I were dead.”
Writing poems, song lyrics, or diary entries that deal with death
An unusual obsession with death

13. Strategies to Prevent Suicide (Cont.)
Warning Signs of Suicide
Dramatic changes in personality, hygiene, or appearance Impulsive, irrational, or unusual behavior
Deterioration in schoolwork or recreational performance

14. Strategies to Prevent Suicide (Cont.)
Warning Signs of Suicide
Complaints about physical symptoms, such as stomachaches, headaches, and fatigue
Persistent boredom and indifference

15. How You Can Help
People who are considering suicide
Showing empathy

16. Try to persuade the person to seek help.
How You Can Help
If someone you know may be considering suicide, try the following
Try to persuade the person to seek help.

17. How You Can Help
Call a crisis center or a suicide hotline
You can also speak

18. How You Can Help
Suicide survivor support groups

19. After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary
Define the term alienation.

20. After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary
What two risk factors have the strongest association with suicide?

21. After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary
Name five warning signs of suicide.
Any of the five warning signs listed in Figure 5.7 on page 124