23 questions
Suicide is rare. However, it is A LEADING CAUSE of death among teens.
True
False
People with plans for suicide really want to die, so there is NO reason to try to stop them.
True
False
People don't have a right to try to stop a person from attempting suicide.
True
False
A person who abuses alcohol and/or drugs is more likely to be a victim of suicide.
true
false
If a friend threatens suicide on social media, all of these would be helpful EXCEPT (choose 2):
Privately respond to the person to tell them that you hear that they are hurting and you are concerned.
Tell the person that there are people who can help them with their painful feelings.
Tell a trusted adult (like a social worker at your school) about what you saw on social media.
Taunt them that they don't have the guts to really do it.
Ignore it altogether- they just want attention.
The A in the ACT protocol stands for:
Act (like nothing is wrong)
Anger (look out for angry feelings)
Attitude (encourage a better attitude)
Acknowledge (the person's symptoms)
The C in the ACT protocol stands for:
Cry (only help if the person is crying)
Contact (a health professional)
Care (tell and show how you care about the person)
Captive (keep the person held captive until they feel better)
The T in the ACT protocol stands for:
Tell (at trusted adult who can help further)
Therapy (be your friend's therapist)
Tough (tell your friend that they have to be tough and just deal)
Type (type them a list of reasons why they should feel better)
What last minute questions do you still have about depression or suicide prevention? Hopefully we will have time in class to tackle the questions together before we wrap up our unit. If we don't, there are SO MANY resources linked from the website to give us some more information and support.