organizations about suicide

save.org
This website has a really fantastic Q&A section that addresses many of the questions I have asked myself on this blog. In addition to that, it lists the signs of depression in adults, children, infants, adolescents, and the elderly.

CHECK THIS OUT!

LEADS: A Suicide Prevention Education Program

"LEADS is intended for students in grades 9-12 and creates opportunities for conversations within the classroom around suicide and depression and the stigma surrounding suicide. Included in the curriculum is a Teacher's Guide, group and individual activities, suicide prevention resources and a template for a school suicide crisis management plan."

The video is $125 but I will eventually buy this.

Is a person at increased risk to attempt suicide if they’ve been exposed to it in their family or has had a close friend who died by suicide?

Yes, suicide does tend to run in families, but this is generally attributed to the genetic component of depression and related depressive illnesses. A healthy person talking about a suicide or being aware of a suicide among family or friends does not put them at greater risk for attempting suicide. And mere exposure to suicide does not alone put someone at greater risk for suicide. However, when combined with a number of other risk factors, it could increase someone’s likelihood of an attempt. Failing to treat or mistreating depressive illness puts a person at increased risk of suicide. It is very important to remember that the vast majority of people living with depression do not have suicidal thoughts or die by suicide.

suicide prevention
This website features FREE downloads of materials on suicide prevention.
Our Crisis Center website here in Bmore is:
http://www.bcresponse.org

american foundation for suicide prevention
This site has a really informative breakdown of suicides by age, gender, special population, and various statistics. It also offers strategies for coping with suicide loss.

"A woman takes her own life every 90 minutes in the U.S., but it is estimated that one woman attempts suicide every 78 seconds.

• Women attempt suicide three times as much as men.
• The higher rate of attempted suicide in women is attributed to the elevated rate of mood disorders among females, such as major depression, dysthymia and seasonal affective disorder.
• Although women attempt suicide more often, men complete suicide at a rate four times that of women.
• More women than men report a history of attempted suicide, with a gender ratio of 2:1."

This site also linked me to a film about teen depression
http://www.morethansad.org/

suicide hotline

If you follow the blog PostSecret, you will know that Frank Warren posts the link to the suicide hotline after EVERY update.

I checked the website just now and he has this linked:
http://www.pickupthephone.org/