Taking Action
Suicide IS preventable, only IF we start taking action. Have hope, have courage. BE the turning point of their life. Tell yourself that you are capable of making a change in the world, and you will.
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Learn how to take proper preventable action by being able to answer these questions:
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what should we do if our friend confided suicidal thoughts?
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what should we do if we think someone is considering suicide?
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how do we get help for others?
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how to ask for help?
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how to ask the right questions and say the right things to those who are suicidal?
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why is being an active listener so important?
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impt fact:
It is okay to talk about suicide. It is okay to ask about suicide. The truth is, talking about suicide doesn't make teens want to commit suicide. Instead, it gives suicidal teens a chance to let out the idea of suicide that they have been wanting to talk about to someone. By asking, we are showing them that they care.
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Trust your instincts
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Approach and talk to
them about your concerns​​
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Ask them how they are feeling ​​
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Encourage them to talk to you
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Show normal curiosity and interest
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Remember that when reaching out to
people who may be thinking about suicide, your goal is to get them talking for as long as they want
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Ask direct questions
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Be blunt
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Make it possible for your friend to share the secret that he wants to die ​
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Give your friend the permission to talk about his suicidal thoughts and the problems
he's struggling to solve
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Be an active listener
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Do more than just hearing your friend talk, pay attention to what they are saying ​
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Click the button below to learn how to be an active listener
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Do's and Dont's of active listening
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Get HELP ​
What to do if someone is considering suicide? ​
impt fact:
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Suicidal people can't think or feel how someone else is feeling. All they know is how they feel. Don't ask him to imagine how bad his parents will be or how his girlfriend will cry when he dies. Asking your friend to think about someone else's feeling sends the message that you are only worried about how their suicide will affect others, and that you are not as worried about him/her. ​
NEVER
hide the issue
NEVER
agree to confidentiality
TELL
a trusted adult
How to get help for others?
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Get help even if they don't agree
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Tell a responsible adult: ​
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Their parents
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Your parents
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Guidance counsellor
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Teacher​​
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Call the police or the ambulance if they have gone to the extent of harming themselves
Click the button below to get access of the emergency phone numbers in Indonesia
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Take the concern seriously, it is better to over-react than under-react
"If somebody hasn't reached out to me and asked me , I honestly don't know if I would be here right now."
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- Beth, experienced suicidal thoughts
"One conversation can change a life, and for me it has."
- Michelle Tedder