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Pathways provides suicide prevention resources and educational sources to the following counties:
Contact information:
Moniteau, Cooper, Howard, Boone, Randolph, Saline, Chariton, Laclede, Camden, Miller, Cole, & Carroll Counties
Karen Farris, Suicide Prevention Coordinator
Phone: 573.418.8462 Fax: 573.634.4010
E-mail: kfarris@pbhc.org
Bates, Henry, Vernon, St. Clair, Benton, Hickory, Cedar, Pettis & Morgan Counties
Tina Williams, Prevention Specialist
Phone: 660.890.8196 Fax: 816.318.3468
E-mail: twilliams@pbhc.org
24-HOUR CRISIS HOTLINE: 1.800.833.3915
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1.800.273.TALK
Pathways Extended Suicide Prevention Services Brochure (PDF)
Description of services
School gatekeeper training: Suicide education for students; school personnel and faculty; and/or parents.
QPR - Question Persuade and Refer - suicide prevention education program: QPR offers basic suicide prevention education such as how to recognize warning signs, how to talk to someone about suicide, offer hope and persuade them to get help. This training can be easily be completed in an hour or less. It has worked well to offer this as an addition to the health curriculum.
Community gatekeeper trainings: Suicide prevention education programs for the general public as well as specific target populations.
QPR for Law enforcement and emergency services gatekeeper training
QPR for Older adult gatekeeper training
QPR for Youth Suicide Prevention education
Trainings last approximately one hour each.
More than 30,000 people in the United States die by suicide every year. It is this country's 11th leading cause of death, and the third leading cause of death among people ages 15-24. Suicide is not about wanting to die, but about a powerful need for pain to end. People choose suicide because they feel unable to cope with feelings of pain, hopelessness, helplessness, isolation, and uncertainties.
Studies indicate that the best way to prevent suicide is through the early recognition and treatment of depression and other psychiatric illnesses that lead to suicidal tendencies. Because people who want to die by suicide almost always suffer from isolation and loneliness, you can help them simply by reaching out, listening, and letting them know you care. Often, with time and the help of others, suicidal feelings do pass. Suicide is a permanent "solution" to what is most likely a temporary problem.
The more you know about suicide, the better you will be able to help someone struggling with these issues.
Signs of Suicide (SOS)
This is a school based suicide prevention education program. Students view a short video followed by a guided discussion. This can also be completed in less than an hour and also fits well with the health curriculum.
STATS:
General
- Over 32,000 people in the United States die by suicide every year.
- Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death for adults between the ages of 18 and 65.
- Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the United States.
- A person dies by suicide about every 16 minutes in the United States. An attempt is estimated to be made once very minute.
- Ninety percent of all people who die by suicide have a diagnosable psychiatric disorder at the time of their death.
- Every day, approximately 80 Americans take their own life, and 1,500 more attempt to do so.
Youth
- Suicide is the fifth leading cause of death among 5-14 year-olds .
- Suicide is the third leading cause of suicide among those 15-24 years old. Among young people aged 10-14 years, the rate has doubled in the last two decades.
Older adults
- The suicide rates for men rise with age, most significantly after age 65.
- The rate of suicide in men 65+ is seven times that of females who are 65+
- About 60 percent of elderly patents who take their own lives see their primary care physician within a few months of their death.
- More that 30 percent of patients suffering from major depression report suicidal ideation.
Military
- 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.
Online resources:
Thejasonfoundation.org
The Yellow Ribbon Organization…….Yellowribbon.org
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention…….AFSP.org
Suicide Prevention Resource Center..............Sprc.org
American Association of Suicidology.......Suicidology.org
Warning Signs |
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Isolation
Substance Abuse |
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Purposelessness
Anxiety
Trapped
Hopelessness |
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Withdrawl
Anger
Recklessness
Moodiness |
Warning signs of ACUTE RISK
- Threatening to hurt or kill self, or talking of wanting to hurt or kill him/herself; and/or
- Looking for ways to kill him/herself by seeking access to firearms, available pills, or other means and/or
- Talking or writing about death, dying or suicide, when these actions are out of the ordinary.
Risk factors:
- Psychiatric disorder
- At least 90% of people who kill themselves have a diagnosable and treatable psychiatric illnesses—such as major depression, bipolar depression, or some other depressive illness
- Past History of Attempted Suicide
- Between 20-50 percent of people who kill themselves had previously attempted suicide. Those who have made serious attempts are at a much higher risk for actually taking their lives.
- Genetic predisposition
- Family history of suicide, suicide attempts, depression or other psychiatric illness
- Impulsivity
- Impulsive individuals are more apt to act on suicide impulses
Demographics
Sex: Males are three to five more likely to commit suicide that females.
Age: Elderly Caucasian males have the highest suicide rates.
Signs of depression:
- Change in sleep
- Low energy
- Indecisiveness
- Weight change
- Lack of interest
- Loss of focus
- Thoughts of death
- Low self esteem
- Slowed/ agitated behavior
Community Resources:
Cole County
Moniteau County
Boone County
Carroll County
Chariton County
Cooper County
Howard County
Randolph County
Saline County
We are currently working on a list of resources for the following counties:
Bates County
Benton County
Camden County
Cedar County
Henry County
Hickory County
Laclede County
Miller County
Morgan County
Pettis County
St. Clair County
Vernon County
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