Teenage suicide
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This is a presentation for the topic 'Teenage Suicide'. Topics covered in this presentation are : i. What is Suicide? ii. How is Self Injury different from Suicide iii. Causes of Suicide (short clip) iv. Protection against Suicide v. Suicide Risk Factors vi. Suicide Warning Signs vii. Involvement/Role of School viii. Postvention after suicide ix. Steps Parents and Teens can take
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Teenage suicide
- 2. ” Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people.
- 3. WHAT IS SUICIDE? Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Most commonly it is done by: ▹Firearms ▹Drug Overdose ▹Hanging
- 4. ” There's a difference in the mindset of a self-harmer and someone who is suicidal. The major difference is that of “intent”.
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- 6. ” Every 17 minutes, a teen succeeds in taking their own life.
- 7. 8,21,347 Whoa! That’s a big number, aren’t you proud? Well you shouldn’t be because…
- 8. 8,21,347people commit suicide worldwide every year About 37%of them are Youths 1,35,000are residents of India
- 12. PROTECTIVE MEASURES TO DEAL WITH STRESS A protective factor is a characteristic or attribute that reduces the likelihood of attempting or completing suicide. Protective factors are skills, strengths, or resources that help people deal more effectively with stressful events. They enhance resilience and help to counterbalance risk factors. Protective factors can be considered to be either personal or external-environmental.
- 13. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE MEASURES ▹ Hope for the future—optimism ▹ Sobriety ▹ Medical compliance and a sense of the importance of health and wellness ▹ Impulse control ▹ Strong sense of self-worth or self-esteem ▹ Sense of personal control or determination
- 14. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIVE FACTORS ▹ Strong relationships, particularly with family members ▹ Opportunities to participate in and contribute to school or community projects and activities ▹ A reasonably safe and stable environment ▹ Restricted access to lethal means ▹ Responsibilities and duties to
- 15. Increasing protective factors can serve to decrease suicide risk. Strengthening these factors should be an ongoing process to increase resiliency during the presence of increased risk factors or other stressful situations. However, positive resistance to suicide is not permanent, so programs that support and maintain protection against suicide should be
- 17. WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is an awareness day observed on 10 September every year, in order to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides, with various activities around the world.
- 19. SUICIDE RISK FACTORS Risk factors are characteristics or conditions that increase the chance that a person may try to take their life. Main Risk Factors include: ▹ Health Factors ▹ Environmental Factors
- 20. HEALTH FACTORS ▹ Mental health conditions ▹ Depression ▹ Bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder ▹ Schizophrenia ▹ Borderline or antisocial personality disorder ▹ Conduct disorder ▹ Psychotic disorders, or psychotic symptoms in the context of any disorder ▹ Anxiety disorders ▹ Substance abuse disorders ▹ Serious or chronic health condition and/or pain
- 21. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ▹ Stressful Life Events which may include a death, divorce, or job loss ▹ Prolonged Stress Factors which may include harassment, bullying, relationship problems ▹ Access to Lethal Means including alcohol and drugs ▹ Exposure to another person’s suicide, or to graphic or sensationalized accounts of suicide
- 22. OTHER RISK FACTORS INCLUDE ▹ One or more prior suicide attempts ▹ Family history of mental disorder or substance abuse ▹ Family history of suicide ▹ Family violence ▹ Physical or sexual abuse ▹ Keeping firearms in the home ▹ Chronic physical illness, including chronic pain ▹ Incarceration
- 24. SUICIDE WARNING SIGNS Suicide warnings signs can be noted in person who is going through the tendency of taking his life away or doesn’t want to live anymore
- 25. SIGNS POINTIING TOWARDS SUICIDAL TENDENCY ▹ Appearing depressed or sad most of the time. ▹ Taking about suicide ▹ Withdrawing from family and friends ▹ Experiencing a change in personality ▹ Losing interest in most activities
- 26. If any of these signs is raging in a person it means they need help. The thoughts about suicide can be prevented by talking about the problem. It is noted that in most of the cases of suicide these signs will appear but in some cases neither can appear and still person is suffering from suicidal
- 28. MYTHS ABOUT SUICIDE ▹ All people who attempt suicide want to die. ▹ Talking about suicide will cause someone to become suicidal. ▹ People think that teens do it for attention. ▹ Antidepressants cause teens to complete suicide.
- 30. ” “They helped to point out pathways, when you couldn’t see the wood for the trees.” (Teacher)
- 31. POSTVENTION
- 32. NEED FOR POSTVENTION VULNERABILITY & RISK ▹ The knowledge of another’s suicide is likely to influence a young person’s risk of suicide. ▹ The spread of suicide is referred to as contagion and can result in suicide clusters where one suicide attempt closely follows the first. ▹ There are many factors affecting the risk of suicide for a deceased person’s peer.
- 33. WHAT IS POSTVENTION? ▹ Postvention refers to the actions taken to support the community after someone dies by suicide. ▹ Good postvention support can help people to grieve and recover and can be a critical element of preventing further suicides from happening.
- 34. PRACTICES FOR CONDUCTING POSTVENTION ▹ Verifying death and cause ▹ Coordinating resources ▹ Disseminating Information ▹ Supporting the most impacted by death ▹ Commemorating the deceased ▹ Proving psycho services should additional suicides occur ▹ Provide psycho education on grieving, depression, post traumatic stress and suicide ▹ Provide psycho education on grieving, depression, post traumatic stress disorder, suicide
- 36. STEPS PARENTS CAN TAKE ▹ Get your child help ▹ Support your child ▹ Become informed ▹ Restrict access to weapons
- 37. STEPS PEERS CAN TAKE ▹ Take your friend’s actions seriously. ▹ Encourage your friend to seek professional help, accompany if necessary. ▹ Talk to an adult you trust. Don’t be alone in helping your friend. ▹ Don’t keep the secret.