Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for teens? What can we do to lower this number?

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If you missed our last class you missed a quiz on stress and depression. You have 2 days to make it up.

What are we doing today?

1. Learning about the key concepts on suicide

2. Looking at risks and warnings of suicide

3. Discerning facts and myths of suicide with agree/ disagree activity

4. To learn what to say to a friend contemplating suicide

5. Knowing where to find help

Depression happens…Depression happens…

Suicide doesn’t have Suicide doesn’t have to.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

• You are in a state of feeling “low” You are in a state of feeling “low” or “down”, but not necessarily or “down”, but not necessarily sad. sad.

• You feel as ill as if you have the You feel as ill as if you have the flu, but show no symptoms.flu, but show no symptoms.

• You can’t concentrate, focus, or You can’t concentrate, focus, or put your thoughts in order.put your thoughts in order.

• Normal social situations cause a Normal social situations cause a great amount of stress or anxiety.great amount of stress or anxiety.

• You feel isolated and can see no You feel isolated and can see no end to your condition.end to your condition.

How How Depression Depression

FeelsFeels

What are you feeling right at that moment?

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Worried

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Shocked

Sad

AnxiousOverwhelmed

Angry ScareScaredd

What if a friend feels What if a friend feels like that? like that?

Does your friend has circumstantial Does your friend has circumstantial depressiondepression??

• The best thing you can do is support them through it for The best thing you can do is support them through it for a few weeks.a few weeks.

Does your friend have clinical Does your friend have clinical depression?depression?

• The best thing you can do is get them to talk to their The best thing you can do is get them to talk to their parents and go see their doctor.parents and go see their doctor.

Is your friend drinking or getting high?Is your friend drinking or getting high?• The best thing you can do is to help them to stop.The best thing you can do is to help them to stop.

F: Feelings

A: ActionsC:

ChangesT: 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…

Warning Warning SignsSigns

How many warning signs How many warning signs do you have to see to do you have to see to

do something about it?do something about it?

11

Warning Warning SignsSigns

1)1)Show You CareShow You Care

2)2)Ask About SuicideAsk About Suicide

3)3)Get Adult HelpGet Adult Help

How To How To HelpHelp

What is the first What is the first thing you say?thing you say?

Ask “Why?”Ask “Why?”• Stay CalmStay Calm

Talk them out of itTalk them out of it• Stay PositiveStay Positive

Say, “I’m here for Say, “I’m here for you”you”

• Stay CloseStay Close

What about the What about the promise you promise you

made?made?Would you say…Would you say…

A.A.““A promise is a promise, I’m A promise is a promise, I’m not going to tell anyone.”not going to tell anyone.”

B.B.““This is too important to This is too important to keep a secret.”keep a secret.”

C.C.““I’m stuck in the middle and I’m stuck in the middle and not sure which I would do.”not sure which I would do.”

What to do.What to do.

Get a Trusted Get a Trusted Adult InvolvedAdult Involved

• ““I care about you too much to I care about you too much to keep this a secret. I have to tell keep this a secret. I have to tell somebody.”somebody.”

• ““We should really talk to We should really talk to somebody about this. Who do somebody about this. Who do you feel comfortable talking to?”you feel comfortable talking to?”

Why don’t teens go Why don’t teens go to adults for help?to adults for help?

OverrOverr

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Don’t Don’t CareCare

Get Mad

Get Mad

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JudgmentalJudgmental

Don’t Don’t

Understan

Understan

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UncomfortableUncomfortable

Get in Get in troubletrouble

Don’t Don’t listenlisten

• Your ParentsYour Parents

• Other Family Other Family

MembersMembers

• Your Friends’ ParentsYour Friends’ Parents

• Adults at SchoolAdults at School

• Adults in CommunityAdults in Community

Who are Who are your your

Trusted Trusted Adults?Adults?

Click on backpack for youtubeClick on backpack for youtube

National Suicide National Suicide Prevention LifelinePrevention Lifeline

24 hours24 hours

1-800-273-TALK (8255)1-800-273-TALK (8255)

Unite 4 LifeUnite 4 Life

360-670-9468360-670-9468

www.unite4life.comwww.unite4life.com

Help Help is is

available

Click on box for CBS Sunday Morning youtube

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.

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?

1. Review key points of suicide (activity)

2. Watch 1 you tubes on suicide

3. Quiz on suicide