SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES

Know the signs of suicide! (Source: SAVE.org)

• Ideation (thinking, talking or wishing about suicide)

• Substance use or abuse (increased use or change in substance)

• Purposelessness (no sense of purpose or belonging)

• Anger

• Trapped (feeling like there is no way out)

• Hopelessness (there is nothing to live for, no hope or optimism)

• Withdrawal (from family, friends, work, school, activities, hobbies)

• Anxiety (restlessness, irritability, agitation)

• Recklessness (high risk-taking behavior)

• Mood disturbance (dramatic changes in mood)

• Talking about suicide

• Looking for ways to die (Internet searches for how to commit suicide, looking for guns, pills, etc.)

• Statements about hopelessness, helplessness, or worthlessness

• Preoccupation with death

• Suddenly happier, calmer

• Loss of interest in things one cares about

• Visiting or calling people one cares about

• Making arrangements; setting one's affairs in order

• Giving things away, such as prized possessions

A suicidal person urgently needs to see a doctor or mental health professional.

There are many suicide prevention and mental health resources available at the national, state, and local level. The following list is a small sample of these resources.