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Emily Weihs.  Nearly 1,000,000 million people each year commit suicide, 30,000 of which are in the U.S.  Firearms are the most commonly used in suicides,

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1 Emily Weihs

2  Nearly 1,000,000 million people each year commit suicide, 30,000 of which are in the U.S.  Firearms are the most commonly used in suicides, others are overdoses of medication and hanging.  Bullying and being bullied are most associated with teen suicides.  Third leading cause in youths.  Suicide rates for 15-24 year olds have doubled since the year 1950.  September 10 th is World Suicide Day

3  Breakup of a romantic relationship  Moving  Loss of a friend (esp. by suicide)  Loss of freedom  Loss of other privileges  Aging  Dependence on drugs or alcohol  Emotional trauma

4  Making a will  Suddenly visiting friends or family members (one last time)  Buying instruments of suicide like a gun, rope, or medication.  A sudden significant decline in their mood.  Writing a suicide note.

5  Depends upon what is available and their gender.  Firearms  Suffocation, hanging, strangling.  Overdosing on medications or ingesting poison.  Leaping from great heights  Slashing wrists  Driving into a river and drowning or crashing an automobile.

6  Short interventions are only sometimes needed.  Physchriatic hospitilization and long term medication are sometimes needed.  Talk therapy  Anti-depressants and mood stabilizing medications.  School intervention programs.

7  Clearly define a problem.  Identify risk factors.  Develop and test interventions. Make sure they work.  Evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions.

8  Kurt Cobain  Owen Wilson  Britney Spears  Halle Berry  Drew Carey  Drew Barrymore  Johnny Cash  Eminem  Billy Joel  Elton John  Ozzy Osbourne  Vanilla Ice

9  http://www.suicidology.org http://www.suicidology.org  http://www.afsp.org http://www.afsp.org  http://www.caascenter.org http://www.caascenter.org  NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE: ◦ 1-800-SUICIDE  NATIONAL YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER ◦ 1-866-SAFEYOUTH

10  Suicide: Tragic Choice by Karen Zeinert, pages 54-60  www.medecinenet.com www.medecinenet.com  www.sprc.org www.sprc.org


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