Identify Suicide WARNING Signs

• Depression or feeling of hopelessness
• Previous suicide attempts
• Abrupt changes in personality
• Changes in sleeping or eating patterns
• Withdrawing from activities they love
• Giving away prized possessions
• Talking about suicide: Any comment about not wanting to live, saying people would be better off without them, or how they will not be around much longer
• An interest in music, books, or movies about suicide
• Preparing for death (e.g., talking about their death, writing letters to friends about their death, writing a will)
• Acquiring the means to commit suicide (e.g., purchasing a firearm, weapons, stockpiling on pills)