North Schuylkill
Junior High School Guidance
Suicide CAN be prevented ...
The information below is Compliments of the American Association of Suicidology and the Schuylkill County Suicide Prevention Task Force
Myth: No one can stop a suicide; once the decision has been made, it will take place
FACT: If people in crisis get the help they need, a suicide can be prevented! Suicide is the most preventable kind of death. ANY positive action may save a life!
Myth: Confronting a person about suicide will only make them angry and increse the risk of suicide.
FACT: Asking someone directly about suicide helps to lower their anxiety, opens up a line of communication and helps to lower the risk of an impulsive act.
Myth: Only experts can prevent a suicide.
FACT: Suicide prevention is EVERYONE'S business and ANYONE can help prevent a suicide.
Myth: Suicidal people keep their plans to themselves.
FACT: Most sucidal people communicate their intentions sometime during the week or so before their attempt.
Myth: Those who talk about suicide do not do it.
FACT: People who talk about suicide may try, or even complete a suicide; or they may have impulsive acts of self-destruction.
Myth: If a suicidal youth tells a friend of a plan to attempt suicide, the friend will tell an adult.
FACT: Most young people honor the "code of silence" and will NOT tell an adult.
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