If you or someone you know may be having thoughts of suicide, there are resources available to help.

• Giving away important items
• Increasing the use of alcohol or drugs
• Expressing feelings of hopelessness
• Social withdrawal
• Talking or writing about death/dying
• Talking about ending it
• A decline in performance with work, school, and or activities
• Expressing feelings of depression and or anxious mood
• Feeling trapped
• A change in personality

Risk factors may increase the chance that a person may try to take their life. Examples include:

• A diagnosis such as depression, anxiety, bipolar
• Serious or Chronic health condition
• Stressful life event
• Ongoing stressors (relationship problems, finances, etc.)
• Previous suicide attempts

• Take threats seriously
• Listen, you can say things like “I’m here for you, “tell me how your feeling”.
• Stay calm
• Ask, “are you having suicidal thoughts?” having a plan increases the risk
• Be supportive
• If possible do not leave the person alone, connect with professional help, family and or supports that the person identified