Te En s Uici De ByTracy Velazquez ALo

Te. En s. Uici. De By-Tracy Velazquez

ALo. Ne • Hopeless • Worthless • Isolated • Stressed • Disorder • Depressed • Self-Destructive

Warning Signs • pulling away from friends or family and losing desire to go out • trouble concentrating or thinking clearly • changes in eating or sleeping habits • major changes in appearance • talk about feeling hopeless or feeling guilty • talking about suicide • • talking about death talk about "going away" self-destructive behavior no desire to take part in favorite things or activities • giving away of favorite possessions • suddenly very happy and cheerful moods after being depressed or sad for a long time.

Helpful Strategies • Talk about suicide in an open manner. • Let young people know about hotline telephone numbers • Model healthy behavior and positive problem -solving approaches. • Use television shows, films, newspaper articles and other media as a trigger for a discussion • Provide opportunities for group support.

Advocacy Organizations - Suicide • National Hopeline Network Phone Number: (800) 784 -2433 http: //www. hopeline. com • Covenant House Phone Number: (800) 999 -9999 (800) 999 -9915 ( TTY ) http: //covenanthouse. org • The Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network USA (SPAN USA) http: //www. spanusa. org • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention http: //www. afsp. org/survivor/groups. htm