![]() Someone who is thinking about suicide or is very depressed may not have the energy or motivation to find help. The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has a Spanish-language phone line at 1-88 (toll-free). Veterans or service members can call 988 and then press "1," or text 838355, or chat online. In the U.S., call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or use the Lifeline Chat. Urge the person to contact a suicide hotline.If a friend or loved one is thinking about suicide, professional help is needed - even if suicide is not a danger right away. Trust your gut.įemale 1: and it can make a big difference, ![]() Male 1: We all have our ups and downs but sometimes it's more than that.įemale 3: If you think something's wrong, the only way to find out is to ask.įemale 2: Ask straight-out, "Are you thinking about killing yourself?" Male 1: And one more thing, if you think your kid might be about to hurt himself, don't leave him alone.įemale 1: Take him to the emergency room. Get it out of the house, the bullets too. Male 2: If you have a gun, don't just lock it up. Male 3: Have him keep that list in his wallet so he always knows where to turn.įemale 2: If you have pills she could use to hurt herself, lock them up. ![]() Male 1: and put a suicide hotline number on there, too. Someone he trusts.įemale 3: Make a list together. Talk to your doctor,įemale 1: and make sure that your kid always has someone to turn to. Someone who knows how to help.įemale 2: Sometimes kids want to kill themselves because something happened-a breakup, a failure,įemale 1: but sometimes it goes deeper and it's not going to go away by itself.įemale 3: Get some help. Male 3: Most of them never tried but some of them do, so if your kid says, Male 2: A lot of people think about killing themselves, adults and kids. Male 2: "You're not going to kill yourself."įemale 2: "I'm sorry you're feeling so bad."įemale 3: "We'll get through this together." Male 1: "You're just trying to get attention." Male 3: "You're making too much of this."įemale 1: "That boy's not worth killing yourself over."įemale 3: "It's not going to solve anything." Male 3: Believe me, it doesn't work that way.įemale 3: In fact, the best way to keep a teenager from killing herself is to ask, "Are you thinking about killing yourself?"įemale 3: Well, here's what you don't say, Male 3: When people are thinking about killing themselves, they want somebody to ask.įemale 2: Maybe you're afraid you'll make it worse if you ask. Male 1: Say "What's wrong? How can I help?"įemale 2: and ask him straight out, "Are you thinking about killing yourself?"įemale 1: It doesn't hurt to ask. So if you think your kids acting different, if she seems like a different person, say something. ![]() ![]() Male 1: "I thought it was just a phase he was going through."įemale 2: "I wish he had said something."įemale 3: when it's too late. Male 3: It happens more than you think, more than it should.įemale 3: And people say "I had no idea." Male 2: It might be that your kid is thinking about killing himself. He might be depressed.įemale 3: Not just feeling down, really depressed. It might just be high schoolįemale 1: or it might be something more. Male 1: it might be nothing to worry about. Male 2: suddenly not doing stuff they used to loveįemale 3: or doing stuff that's just not like him, Male 3: shutting their friends out or giving their stuff away,įemale 2: acting reckless, drinking, using drugs, staying out late, Male 1: acting really down, crying all the time for no good reasonįemale 1: not able to sleep or sleeping too much, Male 3: I don't want you looking over my shoulder all the time.įemale 3: But you know your kid better than anybody else and if you think he's acting different than usual, Female 1: I have my ups and downs just like anybody else. ![]()
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