Get help- you can't do it alone. Contact your: family, friends, relatives. ⢠clergy, teachers, counsellors. ⢠family
if someone you know:
if someone you know:
• threatens suicide • talks about wanting to die • shows changes in behaviour, appearance, or mood • abuses drugs and/or alcohol • deliberately injures themselves • appears depressed, sad, withdrawn...
• threatens suicide • talks about wanting to die • shows changes in behaviour, appearance, or mood • abuses drugs and/or alcohol • deliberately injures themselves • appears depressed, sad, withdrawn...
You can help!
You can help!
• • • •
stay calm and listen let the person talk about their feelings be accepting- do not judge ask if the person is having suicidal thoughts • take all threats of suicide seriously • do not swear secrecy- tell someone
• • • •
Get help- you can’t do it alone.
Get help- you can’t do it alone.
Contact your: • family, friends, relatives • clergy, teachers, counsellors • family doctor • local or national crisis lines • mental health services • hospital emergency department
Contact your: • family, friends, relatives • clergy, teachers, counsellors • family doctor • local or national crisis lines • mental health services • hospital emergency department
Information provided by the Centre for Suicide Prevention, Copyright 2012 ©
Information provided by the Centre for Suicide Prevention, Copyright 2012 ©
stay calm and listen let the person talk about their feelings be accepting- do not judge ask if the person is having suicidal thoughts • take all threats of suicide seriously • do not swear secrecy- tell someone
Information provided by the Centre for Suicide Prevention, Copyright 2012 ©
Contact your: • family, friends, relatives • clergy, teachers, counsellors • family doctor • local or national crisis lines • mental health services • hospital emergency department
Get help- you can’t do it alone.
stay calm and listen let the person talk about their feelings be accepting- do not judge ask if the person is having suicidal thoughts • take all threats of suicide seriously • do not swear secrecy- tell someone • • • •
You can help!
• threatens suicide • talks about wanting to die • shows changes in behaviour, appearance, or mood • abuses drugs and/or alcohol • deliberately injures themselves • appears depressed, sad, withdrawn...
if someone you know:
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Helping someone who may be suicidal
Helping someone who may be suicidal Centre for Suicide Prevention
Centre for Suicide Prevention
www.suicideinfo.ca
www.suicideinfo.ca
P (403) 245-3900 F (403) 245-0299 E
[email protected] #320, 105 12 Avenue SE Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2G 1A1
P (403) 245-3900 F (403) 245-0299 E
[email protected] #320, 105 12 Avenue SE Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2G 1A1
Your local crisis line:
Your local crisis line:
Helping someone who may be suicidal
Centre for Suicide Prevention
P (403) 245-3900 F (403) 245-0299 E
[email protected] #320, 105 12 Avenue SE Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2G 1A1
www.suicideinfo.ca
Your local crisis line:
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