A young person who is actively suicidal should not be left on their own. If you can't stay with them, you need to arrange for someone else to do so. In addition, give the person a safety contact which is available at all times (such as a telephone help line, a friend or family member who has agree to help or a professional help giver).
It is important to help the young person to think about people or things that have supported them in the past and find out if these supports are still available. These might include a social worker, psychologist or other mental health worker, family member or friend, or a community group such as a club, mosque or church.
Do not use faction or dissension to prevent suicide. For example, do not tell the young person they will go to hell or ruin other people's lives if they kill themselves.
➡ Key actions to prevent suicide:
If you suspect someone might be suicidal, ask them directly...
" Are you having thought of suicide?" Or "
Are you thinking about killing yourself?"
If they say 'YES' do not leave them alone. Kindly do everything in your capacity to link them with professional help.
Suicide prevention is everyone's responsibility.
I sit and wonder why people would want to take their own life. Just tragic.
Such individual believe no reason for living, no sense of purpose in life. Hopelessness could be a precipitating factors
The sad truth.
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