SUICIDE PREVENTION
If you know
someone at immediate risk of self-harm, suicide, or hurting another person:
- Ask the tough question:
“Are you considering suicide?”
- Listen to the person
without judgment.
- Call 911 or the local
emergency number, or text TALK to 741741 to communicate with a trained
crisis counselor.
- Stay with the person until
professional help arrives.
- Try to remove any weapons,
medications, or other potentially harmful objects.
If
you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, a prevention hotline can
help. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24 hours per day at
800-273-8255. During a crisis, people who are hard of hearing can call
800-799-4889.
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