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Suicide prevention

Increasing concern
Epidemiology
Suicide prevention
Medicines involved in suicide
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Step 3: Signpost
Your action plan
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Signs that may indicate that a person is at risk include someone:

  • Threatening to hurt or kill themselves, or saying they want to die… especially if they have access to means
  • Posting about death and suicide on social media
  • Actively searching and researching ways in which to kill themselves
  • Talking about feeling hopeless or having no purpose
  • Talking about being in unbearable pain or saying that they feel trapped
  • Indicating that they feel like a burden to others, or others would be better off without them
  • Making plans by giving away possessions and making a will.

    • Other indications include:

  • An increase in a person’s use of alcohol and drugs
  • Someone acting anxious, agitated or reckless
  • A change in sleeping habits; sleeping too little or too much
  • Withdrawing from others or isolating oneself
  • Showing rage or talking about revenge
  • Displaying extreme mood swings
  • Sudden euphoria.

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