Suicide Prevention Strategies
Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in people ages 10-24.
90% of suicide completions are from a mental illness diagnosis.
You are not alone. Suicide is 100% preventable.
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Protective Factors
Protective factors are personal or environmental characteristics that help protect people from suicide.
Major protective factors for suicide include:
Protective factors are personal or environmental characteristics that help protect people from suicide.
Major protective factors for suicide include:
- Effective behavioral health care
- Connectedness to individuals, family, community, and social institutions
- Life skills (including problem solving skills and coping skills, ability to adapt to change)
- Self-esteem and a sense of purpose or meaning in life
- Cultural, religious, or personal beliefs that discourage suicide
Websites
http://www.iloveuguys.org/
https://www.sptsusa.org/
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/youth/
https://www.pleasepassthelove.org
https://www.sprc.org/resources-programs
http://www.iloveuguys.org/
https://www.sptsusa.org/
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/youth/
https://www.pleasepassthelove.org
https://www.sprc.org/resources-programs