Find resources about what to do when a friend or family member is suicidal.
Advanced| Crisis & Suicide - Understanding Crisis Theory - http://www.211bigbend.org/hotlines/suicide/crisistheory.htm Offers a guide that details crises tend to have a definite pattern. Read to learn more. - [Read more] |
| Eastern Michigan University - Helping Someone Who is Suicidal - http://www.emich.edu/uhs/whoissuicidal.html Learn what one should and should not do to help someone who is suicidal. - [Read more] |
| Freedom From Fear - Helping a Depressed Loved One - http://www.freedomfromfear.org/viewtopic.asp?topic_id=172 Become familiar with this guide that offers suggestions in helping someone who is experiencing depression. - [Read more] |
| Georgetown University - Helping Someone who may be Suicidal - http://www3.georgetown.edu/be/article.cfm?ObjectID=780 Notes that people who are contemplating suicide feel extremely alone and helpless. It is therefore important to communicate with him or her frequently and openly. - [Read more] |
| HelpGuide - Understanding and Helping a Suicidal Person - http://www.helpguide.org/mental/suicide_prevention.htm Resource details who is at risk, signs of suicidality, and what one should do to help. Find references, resources and related articles. - [Read more] |
| Helping Friends in Trouble: Stress, Depression, and Suicide - http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/youthdevelopment/DA2787.html Center for 4-H Youth Development, College of Education, University of Minnesota offers this resource. - [Read more] |
| Helping Someone who has a Mood Disorder - for Family and Friends - http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/factsheets/documents/Helpingsomeoneelse.pdf Browse to find this guide available in PDF format, requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader. - [Read more] |
| Helping Someone who is Suicidal - http://membres.lycos.fr/healingdepression/suicidehelp.htm Resource dedicated to healing depression addresses this important topic. - [Read more] |
| Helping Someone with Depression Receive Treatment - http://www.concernedcounseling.com/communities/Depression/related/support_7.asp Read this guide prepared by HealthyPlace.com. - [Read more] |
| How to Help a Suicidal Person - http://www.mhsanctuary.com/suicide/sui2.htm Notes that if someone threatens or makes statements referring to suicide, take them seriously. - [Read more] |
| NAMI - Suicide: Learn More, Learn to Help - http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Helpline1/Suicide_-_Learn_more,_learn_to_help.htm Read this guide produced by the National Alliance on Mental Health. - [Read more] |
| Samaritans of Boston - Frequently Asked Questions About Suicide - http://www.samaritansofboston.org/faqs.html Answers the question, can I really help someone who has decided on suicide? - [Read more] |
| Suicide: Offering Help and Support when Someone is Suicidal - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/suicide/MH00058 Browse this guide prepared by the Mayo Clinic. See related articles. - [Read more] |
| ULifeline - Helping Your Peers - http://www.ulifeline.org/main/factsheets/77 Notes that if you think that any of your friends or classmates may be thinking of killing themselves, there are two important things you can do: Talk to them, and express your concern to a responsible adult. - [Read more] |
| ULifeline - How to Help a Friend - http://www.ulifeline.org/main/page/59/HowtoHelpaFriend Provides general guidance in helping someone who is despairing and contemplating suicidde. - [Read more] |
| ULifeline - The Role of College Students in Preventing Suicide - http://www.ulifeline.org/main/factsheets/75 Browse to become familiar with this fact sheet that states "while you may be able to help the person find someone who can help." - [Read more] |
| What can I do to Help Someone who may be Suicidal? - http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/whattodo.htm Find nine ways to provide assistance to the despairing, suicidal individual. - [Read more] |
| What You can do to Help Someone - http://www.dbsalliance.org/info/suicide.html#What%20You%20Can%20Do%20to%20Help%20Someone Read this guide prepared by the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA). - [Read more] |
| Yes to Life - Helping Someone with Suicidal Thoughts - http://www.yestolife.com.au/blue_site/1/1e_4.htm Notes that one should discourage social isolation. Assist the person to develop a support network which can be called on at times of despair. - [Read more] |
| Youth Noise - http://www.youthnoise.com/page.php?page_id=722#what2 Offers a guide entitled, "What should I do if someone I know is thinking about suicide?" - [Read more] |