Suicide Prevention

What You Need to Know About Warning Signs and Getting Help!

Who is affected?

86 people will die by suicide today; 11 will be youth. This is the equivalent of a passenger airplane falling out of the sky every day, 365 days a year, and killing everyone on board.

Alaska currently suffers one of the highest suicide rates in the United States.
In Alaska, our youth are the most likely to die by suicide
Youth who are exposed to suicide or suicidal behaviors may be more at risk for attempting suicide
Each suicide intimately affects at least six other people. Suicide in a rural community often impacts the entire community
More than 90 percent of people who die by suicide have depression or another diagnosable, treatable mental or substance abuse disorder.

Unfortunately, the only way out of withdrawal is GOING THROUGH IT. However, you don’t have to go through it on your own. We highly recommend a supervised detox at a medical facility!

Know the signs

Increased alcohol or drug use
Talking about wanting to die or suicide
Uncontrolled anger
Reckless behavior
No sense of purpose
Changes in sleep
Feeling hopeless, desperate, trapped
Withdrawal
Talking about being a burden to others
Sudden mood changes
Anxiety or agitation
Giving away possessions
Putting affairs in order

Pain isn't always obvious, but most suicidal people show some signs that they are thinking about suicide. The signs may appear in conversations, through their actions, or in social media posts. If you see one or more of these signs, especially when they behavior is new, has increased, or seems related to a painful event, loss or change, step in or speak up.

The peoplewho aremost at risk for suicide arethosewho:

Feel hopeless, helpless, worthless, trapped or intolerably alone.
Have a firearm in the home.
Have increased their use of alcohol or are binge drinkers.
Have attempted suicide in the past.
Have been exposed to the suicide of another person.
Have a history of violence.
Have become isolated from friends, family, society and support systems.
Are not receiving the mental health care they need

Know the Facts

Men account for 80 percent of all completed suicides in America
Twenty percent of all suicide deaths occur among veterans
A suicide occurs approximately every 16 minutes
More than 32,000 Americans die by suicide each year.
Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in American

Risk Factors for Suicide

Personal Risk Factors

Family history of suicide.
Previous suicidal behaviour.
Alcohol and other substance abuse.
Feeling helpless, hopeless, or powerless.
Impulsive and/or aggressive tendencies.
History of trauma or abuse.
Deep sadness, guilt, or anger

Situational Risk Factors

Social Risk Factors

Suicide in the Military

Suicide in the military is not just a mental health problem it is a public health problem. Nearly 20 percent of suicides each year are completed by veterans, and the number of suicide attempts by Army personnel has increased six-fold since the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq began. The keys to improving these statistics are reducing the stigma associated with mental illness, encouraging help seeking behavior, and being aware of warning signs and treatment options

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