1. 9 th Grade Health Enhancement

2. DEPRESSION  1 IN 4 PEOPLE  MILD - MODERATE - SEVERE  6 MONTHS - 2 YEARS RECOVERY TIME  80% RECOVERY RATE  THE SOONER YOU GET HELP, THE  MORE SUCCESSFUL THE TREATMENT

3. DEPRESSION  A CHEMICAL IMBALANCE IN THE  BRAIN  CLASSIFIED AS A MENTAL ILLNESS  GENETIC PREDISPOSITION

4. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS  SADNESS FOR MORE THAN TWO  WEEKS.  FEELING OF HOPELESSNESS.  LOSS OF INTEREST IN HOBBIES.  LACK OF ENERGY.  CHANGE IN EATING HABITS.  SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

5. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS  FEEL LIKE CRYING A LOT.  FEEL EMPTY, ALONE, HELPLESS.  NO SELF CONFIDENCE.  SCARED A LOT.  DON’T LIKE YOURSELF.  CAN’T CONCENTRATE.  DON’T WANT TO MAKE DECISIONS.  FEEL LIKE YOU ARE IN A FOG.  RESTLESS AND JITTERY.  DON’T SEE A REASON TO LIVE.  DON’T WANT TO BE WITH FRIENDS  EVERYTHING SEEMS TO TAKE SO MUCH  EFFORT.

6. CAUSES  GENETIC  PSYCHOLOGICAL  ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS  NEUROTRANSMITTERS GET OUT OF WHAK.  “THE BLUES”

7. TREATMENT  MEDICATION -  –PROZAC  –ZOLOFT  –PAXIL  THERAPY

8. Suicide QUOTE : “SUICIDE IS A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO A TEMPORARY PROBLEM!”

9. SUICIDE  “I THINK IT IS A SELFISH ACT AND YOU DON’T HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO IT!” -LEAVE PEOPLE BEHIND TO LIVE WITH IT.

10. FACTS  30,000 SUICIDES PER YEAR!  NUMBER TWO CAUSE OF DEATH AGES 15-  19.  500 SUICIDES PER YEAR IN MONTANA.  90% OF THE TIME THERE ARE SIGNS.  3 MILLION NON FATAL INJURIES DUE TO  ATTEMPTS.  1990 - 4869 TEENS KILLED THEMSELVES.  8TH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE  USA.

11. Facts  FACTS CONTINUED  THE NUMBER OF TEENS COMMITTING  SUICIDE HAS TRIPLED IN THE PAST 30YEARS! WHY?  –DIVORCE  –DRUGS  –PRESSURE  –CHANGING FAMILIES

12. SIGNS VERBAL WARNING SIGNS  “SOON IT WILL BE OVER”  “THEY WILL FEEL BAD WHEN I’M GONE”  “I MIGHT AS WELL BE DEAD”  “I’M GOING TO KILL MYSELF”

13. OTHER SIGNS  THEMES OF DEATH.  GIVING AWAY POSSESIONS.  TALKING ABOUT DEATH.  DRAWING THEMES OF DEATH.  SOCIAL WITHDRAWL.  INCREASED RISK TAKING.  CHANGE IN SCHOOL WORK.  CHANGE IN APPEARANCE.

14. DO THEY WANT TO DIE? NO!  THEY WANT THE PAIN TO STOP.  MEN MORE SUCCESFUL THAN WOMEN.

15. Male Statistics METHOD OF ATTEMPT : –GUNS –HANGING –TRAINS –CAR CRASHES

16. Female Statistics METHOD OF ATTEMPT :  PILLS  ASPHYXIATION  OVERDOSE DRUGS OR ALCOHOL  BETTER CHANCE OF BEING FOUND!

17. WHAT CAN YOU DO?  TAKE THEM SERIOUSLY.  ASK IF THEY HAVE A PLAN  DON’T CHALLENGE THEM.  LISTEN!  HELP THEM CALL FOR HELP.  TELL SOMEONE!  DON’T LEAVE THEM ALONE.

18. Stages of Suicide  THOUGHT  PLAN  ATTEMPT

19. P-A-L-S  P = PATIENCE  A = AVAILABLE  L = LISTEN  S = SUPPORT “This method is used for preventative measures.”

20. RESOURCES www.save.org