Suicide Awareness Month
Suicide prevention and awareness should be everyone’s business. Especially with the prevalence of resources available online and portals dedicated to providing information about this issue, there’s no excuse to be unprepared when such a time comes along that somebody needs your help. Here is a compilation of essential resources for your own reading.
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1. Basic information about suicide: http://bit.ly/1pV1R8w
2. How to identify risk signs of suicide: http://bit.ly/1UA1OP2
3. How to converse with someone you think is contemplating suicide: http://bit.ly/V0qHpy
4. How to converse with someone who lost a family member or close friend to suicide: http://bit.ly/1oZe2wu
5. How to speak to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities about suicide: http://bit.ly/2xzGOiW
6.Suicide prevention resources for specific fields: http://bit.ly/2xzGUai
7. Suicide hotline: (02) 804-HOPE (4673); 0917 558 HOPE (4673) and 2919. (All are toll-free for Globe and Touch Mobile (TM) subscribers.)