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Caruso, Kevin. __Suicide Prevention, Awareness, and Support__. Suicide.org. 11/13/08 http://suicide.org/ death of a loved one divorce accident physical and emotional pain feeling helpless physical verbal and sexual abuse drug abuse disappointed low self esteem bullying victimized loss of hope Illness Notes Taken By: Jeff Lambright and Stuart Willis Typed By: Stuart Willis
 * suicide rate has decreased from the the 1950-1980 rate of 13.2 to the present rate of about 11
 * suicide rate for ages 5-24, youth suicides, increased dramatically from 1950 to the mid 1990s but then decreased
 * suicide rate for ages 45+ decreased form 1950 to present
 * suicide Hotlines: Call 991,1-800-SUICIDE, 1-800-273-TALK or Text Telephone: 1-800-799-4TTY
 * over 90% who die by suicide have a mental illness at the time of their death
 * the most common mental illness is depression
 * untreated depression is the number one cause of suicide
 * untreated mental illness (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and others) is the cause for many suicides
 * suicide is triggered by several negative life experiences:
 * 25 to 50 percent of people with bipolar attempt suicide
 * victims of suicide usually talk about first
 * people who talk about wanting to die by suicide often kill themselves
 * there are always warning signs
 * suicide can be prevented
 * most people who are suicidal do not want to die, they want their pain to stop
 * suicide can strike anyone
 * people who attempt suicide and survive oftentimes make additional attempts
 * many have a chemical imbalance in their brain
 * many who are very "strong" die by suicide
 * people who talk about suicide are in pain and need help
 * people often talk about suicide before commiting suicide
 * always talk about suicide seriously
 * people are suicidal for a limited period of time
 * asking people if they are thinking about suicide does not give them the idea for suicide
 * suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people age 15-24
 * sometimes children under 10 die by suicide
 * people who are under the influence of drugs and alcohol often commit suicide
 * many people who are suicidal reach out for help
 * help a suicidal person:
 * try no to act shocked
 * do not handle the situation
 * listen to everything the person has to say
 * comfort the person
 * let them know you are deeply concerned
 * don't leave them alone
 * talk openely about suicide
 * don't be judgemental
 * be careful waht you say
 * be gentle kind and understanding
 * when in doubt call 911

__Transforming the understanding and treatment of Mental Illness through research__. June 26, 2008 National Institute of Mental Health. 11/13/08 . Notes taken By: Chad Cockerham and Daegan Osborne Typed By: CC and DO
 * Female’s suicide rate is 38%
 * In 2004 ages 10-14 – 1.3 per 100,000
 * In 2004 ages 15-19- 8.2 per 100,000
 * In 2004 ages 20- 24- 12.5 per 100,000
 * every 100,000 peoples ages 65 and older 14.3 died of suicide
 * Non Hispanics whites- 12.9 per 100,000 are one of the 2 highest rates of suicide
 * American Indian and Alaskan natives- 12.4 per 100,000 is one of the other 2 highest rates from suicide
 * Non-Hispanics Blacks- 5.3 per 100,000 is one of the 3 lowest rates of suicide
 * In 2004 32,439 deaths were from suicides in 2004 which was the 11 highest cause of death in the U.S.
 * Asians and pacific Islanders- 5.8 per 100,000
 * Suicide was the eighth leading cause of death for the males of sixteenth leading cause for death in females in 2004
 * Almost four times as many males died of suicide than females in 2004
 * Suicide can be caused of family history of suicides
 * Suicide can be caused by prior suicide attempts
 * Medication clozapine is approved to prevent suicide from happening
 * Almost four times as many men died from suicide than females at ages 15 to 19 in 2004
 * Out of eight to twenty-five nonfatal suicide attempts occur per every one suicide death
 * Stressful life events with other risk factors risk to suicide
 * Firearms in the home are a risk to suicide
 * Family histories of mental disorder or substance abuse are more likely to commit suicide
 * More than 90 percent of people die by suicide from depression
 * Family violence, including physical or sexual abuse are more likely to commit suicide
 * To prevent suicide eliminate firearms and other suicide tools
 * To prevent suicide get the person to seek a doctor
 * Risks for suicide is the changes in the brain chemicals called neurotransmitters
 * Males suicide rates of firearms are 57 %
 * Female suicide rates of firearms are 37%
 * Male suicide rates of suffocation are 23%
 * Female suicide rate of suffocation is 20%
 * Male’s suicide rate of poison is 13%

__Suicide Warning Signs, Symptoms, Causes, Facts, Treatment__. 11/13/08 MedicineNet, Inc.. 11/13/08 .  > > >   wonder if they could have prevented it     feel rejected by their loved one intense sadness helpless to prevent it    longing for the person they lost angry that their loved one took their own life severely intrusive thoughts extreme feelings of isolation and emptiness avoid things that remind them of there loved one sleeping problems making a will getting affairs in order suddenly visiting friends or family members buying instruments of suicide
 * Suicide- purposely taking your own life
 * Suicide is sometimes seen as understandable or honorable
 * Nearly a million people worldwide each year
 * People attempt suicide nearly 10 to 20 million times per year
 * 30,000 people commit suicide in the United States each year
 * Suicide is the eighth leading cause of death in males
 * Suicide is the 16th leading cause of death in females
 * Suicide is the third leading cause of death for people 10 to 24 years of age
 *  A trigger for suicide can be a real or imagined loss
 *  Someone who loses a loved one by suicide are called suicide survivors
 *  Effects of suicide on survivors can be devastating
 *  Suicide Survivors think about many things:
 * Suicide survivors feel many conflicting emotions:
 * Suicide Survivors experience complicated grief
 * Symptoms that they experience are:
 * “suicide by cop”- threatening a cop with unloaded or fake gun to get the cop to shoot them.
 * 9 out of 10 people who commit suicide have a mental illness
 * Mothers who have children under 18 are less likely to commit suicide
 * Warning signs are:

Notes Taken By: Stuart Willis Typed By: Stuart Willis

James, Mercy. __Youth Suicide Prevention Programs__. Wednesday, August 29, 2007 cdc.gov. November 14, 2008 . Notes Teken By: Jeff Lambright Typed By: Jeff Lambright
 * * School Gatekeeper Training Program - School staff (teachers, counselors, coaches, etc.) help identify students at risk of suicide and refer to the students appropriately
 * Staff also learns how to respond in a crisis etc.
 * General Suicide Education – provide students with facts about suicide, warning signs, provide info.
 * Community Gatekeeper Training - provides training to community members, is designed to help community members identify youth at risk
 *  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">Screening programs – monitors high risk patients with an instrument which measures certain things for assessment and treatment
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">Peer Support Programs – conducted in school or non school, relationships with other for support
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 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US">Intervention – “Prevention” Effort *
 * Suicide prevention programs range from general education to crisis hotlines

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS, Arial, Helvetica">Tamkins, Teresa. __Study: U.S. suicides rising; risk high in middle age__. 10/21/08 www.cnn.com. 11/14/08 <http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/10/21/Healthmag.suicide.increase/>. || Typed By: Daegan Osborne
 * * Suicides have increased the last decade with middle aged people, DO
 * White people ages 40-64 are the highest risk age to commit suicide, DO
 * 3% of white men have had a increase of suicides between 1995 to 2005, DO
 * A 4% increase of women ages 40-64 have committed suicide between 1999-2005, DO
 * The suicide rate rose in the early 1980s, DO
 * The suicide rate dropped from 1986 to 1989, DO
 * From 1986 to 1995 the rates of suicide annually changed 0.7%, DO
 * 32,637 people killed there self’s in 2005, DO
 * Guns are the most common use for suicide but their use has declined over time, DO
 * A rate of 11 per100,00 died of suicide in 2005, DO
 * Suicide by suffocation has increased for men and woman, DO
 * Suicide by hanging also has increased with men and woman, DO
 * The reason for an increase of suicides is unknown, DO
 * If economic conditions decline suicides will increase, DO
 * Middle aged white men are the new highest rate of age group to commit suicide, DO
 * The rate of economic down fall has caused white men who work to commit suicide, DO
 * Over the history of suicide white men over 65 have had committed suicide the most, DO
 * The key to making the rate of suicides go down is getting people into treatment, DO
 * Doctors have focused on preventing younger age suicides, DO
 * Also doctors have focused on preventing older age suicides, DO
 * But what doctors haven’t focused on is preventing middle aged suicides, DO
 * One factor for middle aged suicide is taking care of baby boomer parents, DO
 * Another factor for middle age people is dealing with substance abuse, DO
 * Another reason for suicide with middle age people is unemployment, DO
 * One way of changing your mood so you don’t commit suicide is exercise, DO
 * One key is to get people into therapy, DO
 * Also giving them resources there available to, DO
 * In 1999-2005 the rate of suicides for Asians have stayed the same, DO
 * In 1999-2005 the rate of suicides for Native Americans also have stayed the same, DO
 * In 1999-2005 the rate of suicides for blacks has increased, DO

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Comic Sans MS, Arial, Helvetica">__Top 10 Common Methods of Suicide__. November 18, 2007 listverse.com. November 14, 2008 <http://listverse.com/health/top-10-ways-to-commit-suicide/>. || Notes Taken By: chad cockerham Typed By: chad cockerham
 * * Tenth common suicide is drowning
 * If drowning fails can cause severe and permanent brain damage
 * People drown themselves is caused by wanting to perish in water
 * Ninth common suicide is electric shock
 * If electric shock fails it will leave deep burns from 500-1000 volts
 * People electrify themselves by just jamming a utensil into a wall socket
 * Eighth common suicide is exsanguination
 * If exsanguination fails can leave deep scars and tissue damage
 * People cut themselves is cause it’s the obvious way to harm themselves
 * Seventh common suicide is jumping
 * If jumping fails you will have a shattered femurs
 * People jump off high places is caused by life being overwhelming
 * Sixth common suicide is suffocation
 * If you back out at the last minute will result in permanent brain damage
 * People suffocating themselves can be caused by thinking your life is in disarray
 * Fifth common suicide is carbon monoxide inhalation
 * If you want to back at during you do it you will still die
 * People using CO inhalation want to go to the great beyond by leaving the car running in a enclosed space
 * Forth common suicide is poisoning
 * If poison fails you will have internal organ damage
 * People use poison by taking poisoning ideas like cleaners and industries fluids
 * Third common suicide is hanging
 * If hanging fails the person will have brain damage from lack of oxygen
 * People hang themselves when nothing in life is worth living
 * People stand on a chair with rope around there head and kick the chair
 * Second common suicide is drug overdose
 * If drug overdoes fails will lead to permanent organ failure
 * The most common suicide is gunshot
 * If a gunshot fails will lead to brain damage and loss of blood
 * People shoot themselves in the head because its 99% effective

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