1. Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for teens
Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for teens? What can we do to lower this number?
What are we doing today?
Learning about the key concepts on suicide
Looking at risks and warnings of suicide
Discerning facts and myths of suicide with agree/ disagree activity
To learn what to say to a friend contemplating suicide
Knowing where to find help
No homework tonight If you missed our last class you missed a quiz on stress and depression. You have 2 days to make it up.
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2. Suicide doesn’t have to.
Depression happens…
Suicide doesn’t have to.
During this school year:
Many students will go through a season of depression
Some students will seriously consider suicide
4,400 students will commit suicide and die each year 2

3. How Depression Feels
You are in a state of feeling “low” or “down”, but not necessarily sad.
You feel as ill as if you have the flu, but show no symptoms.
You can’t concentrate, focus, or put your thoughts in order.
Normal social situations cause a great amount of stress or anxiety.
You feel isolated and can see no end to your condition. 3

4. What are you feeling right at that moment?
Sad
Angry
Scared
Confused
Worried
Shocked
Trapped
Overwhelmed
Anxious
Burdened 4

5. What if a friend feels like that?
Does your friend has circumstantial depression?
The best thing you can do is support them through it for a few weeks.
Does your friend have clinical depression?
The best thing you can do is get them to talk to their parents and go see their doctor.
Is your friend drinking or getting high?
The best thing you can do is to help them to stop. 5

6. Warning Signs F: Feelings A: Actions C: Changes T: Threats
Hopelessness
Negativity
“I hate” attitude
Irritability
Anxiety
Excessive
fatigue
Always down
Isolation
Increased drug or
alcohol use
Giving their
stuff away
Excessive risk taking
Self-harm
Changes in…
Behavior
Personality
Eating habits
Sleeping habits
Poor
performance
“I don’t care”
attitude
Direct verbal
threats
Any fascination
with or
expression of
death or dying
Music, books,
poetry, fashion,
artwork, writing,
etc… 6

7. How many warning signs do you have to see to do something about it?1 7

8. How To Help
Show You Care
Ask About Suicide
Get Adult Help 8

9. What is the first thing you say?
Ask “Why?”
Stay Calm
Talk them out of it
Stay Positive
Say, “I’m here for you”
Stay Close 9

10. What about the promise you made?
Would you say…
“A promise is a promise, I’m not going to tell anyone.”
“This is too important to keep a secret.”
“I’m stuck in the middle and not sure which I would do.” 10

11. Get a Trusted Adult Involved
What to do.
Get a Trusted Adult Involved
“I care about you too much to keep this a secret. I have to tell somebody.”
“We should really talk to somebody about this. Who do you feel comfortable talking to?” 11

12. Why don’t teens go to adults for help?
Don’t listen
Uncomfortable
Overreact
Get Mad
Get in trouble
Judgmental
Don’t Care
Don’t Understand
Minimize 12

13. Who are your Trusted Adults?
Your Parents
Other Family Members
Your Friends’ Parents
Adults at School
Adults in Community 13

14. Click on backpack for youtube National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Help is available
Click on backpack for youtube
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
24 hours
TALK (8255)
Unite 4 Life
Click on box for CBS Sunday Morning youtube 14

15. If you were absent from class follow these directions to download a short video.
Log onto CCS.edu
On the home page click on Departments, then HS media center
On the top of the new page, click on MS/HS Library Catalog
Scroll down a little until you see SNAP smart search, click on the colorful letters
In the username type: mking
For the password use: Media
In the seach bar type: Suicide and Depression
The video is 28 min. long. Watch it all.

17. Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for teens
Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for teens? What can we do to lower this number?
Do this now:
Take out your notes on suicide.
What are we doing today?
Review key points of suicide (activity)
2. Watch 1 you tubes on suicide
3. Quiz on suicide