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you know that, in the United States, one person commits
suicide every 17 minutes? Or that it's estimated that
over 4.5 million people in the United States have been
directly affected by a suicide? Or that 54% of all
persons who die by suicide use a gun to kill themselves?
Experts
believe that most suicidal individuals do not want to
die. They just want to end the pain they are
experiencing. Experts
also know that suicidal crises tend to be brief. When
suicidal behaviors are detected early, lives can be
saved. There are services available in our community for
the assessment and treatment of suicidal behaviors and
their underlying causes.
Please
join in supporting suicide prevention. Learn about the
issues. Help a suicidal person seek help. Together, we
can reduce the number of suicides in our community.
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What Can I Do?
Every year, over 30,000
Americans die by suicide. There are many things you can
do to join the mission to save lives.
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Volunteer
For a Crisis Center
As a crisis helpline
volunteer, you will be trained to answer crisis calls.
Many crisis centers are primarily staffed by volunteers,
and they need your support. Search the
Crisis
Center Locator
to find the center closest to you. Then contact
them to ask about volunteer opportunities.
To volunteer at
ContactLifeline, Delaware’s local connection to the
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline network, please
visit: http://contactlifeline.org/volunteer.html
For the YSPN
Join the Delaware YSPN
(Youth Suicide Prevention Network) as a teen
representative from a Delaware school or community
organization or as an adult teen sponsor.
The YSPN brings suicide prevention awareness
activities to schools and organizations – for teens by
teens.
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For the
Delaware Suicide Prevention Coalition
Join Delaware’s suicide prevention efforts. The Delaware Suicide Prevention Coalition is made up of concerned people from all walks of life working together to prevent suicide. Our meetings are held every month and all are welcome to participate.
Members choose their level of involvement. Some just receive information by email and others are actively involved on one of our committees (youth, data, middle aged men, elders, cultural competency, and advocacy).
Join
Now
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Spread the Word
It's simple,
give out Lifeline's number to friends and family and let
them know we are here 24/7! You can start your own
campaign, link to our website or tell a friend.
Spreading the
word about 1-800-273-TALK (8255) is one of the easiest
and most effective ways to help prevent suicide. Give
the gift of 1-800-273-TALK to friends, family and online
friends. Let them know that Lifeline is here for them
24/7.
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Share
Your Story on the Lifeline Gallery
Have you lost
a loved one to suicide? Have you attempted suicide and
now want to share your story of hope and recovery? Are
you a suicide prevention advocate who wants to encourage
people in crisis to reach out? Creating an avatar on the
Lifeline Gallery and sharing your personal story will
help others affected by suicide to not feel alone and
spread the message of help and hope.
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Link
to Lifeline
Do you
oversee, or belong to, a group, social networking site,
listserv, blog or wiki? If so, you can offer suicide
prevention resources to members/readers and keep your
community safe. Post a Lifeline
web banner
on your site
and link to the Lifeline site.
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Use Lifeline PSAs and Videos
Visit the Lifeline
YouTube Channel to see
Lifeline PSAs and video content. You can embed these
videos on your websites and social networking profiles
to help spread the word about the Lifeline.
Distribute
Lifeline Materials
Lifeline
offers many materials such as magnets, pens, brochures
and stress balls. You can order 50 of each for free and
pass them out at conferences and events. Request
items here
Distribute Project Life Materials
Project
Life offers many materials such as toolkits and
brochures. Request items here
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Arrange a Gatekeeper
Suicide Prevention Training
Gatekeeper Training is
designed to teach a network of responsible adults how to
respond to youth and college students showing signs of
suicidal behavior.
These suicide intervention
training programs are available for your community
organization:
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
Program (ASIST)
This two-day workshop teaches how to provide
emergency first aid to persons at risk of suicidal
behavior.
Brief
Overview
Detailed
Overview
Question, Persuade and Refer Program (QPR)
This two-hour course teaches a three-step
intervention plan for individuals, family members and
community members who want to help someone who may
be considering suicide.
Request
more information on these training programs
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