P1246990957VUrBQ - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1 / 20
About This Presentation
Title:

P1246990957VUrBQ

Description:

Directly asking about suicide plants the idea ... Suicide in a family increases the chance of other family members attempting sucide ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

Number of Views:47
Avg rating:3.0/5.0
Slides: 21
Provided by: officert
Category:

less

Transcript and Presenter's Notes

Title: P1246990957VUrBQ


1
Suicide Awareness
2
Overview
  • The AF and Suicide Prevention
  • Suicide Trend
  • AF Study Findings
  • Knowledge and Beliefs
  • Warning Signs
  • Common Characteristics
  • Adolescents vs. Adults
  • Strategies for Prevention
  • Responses
  • Physical Conditioning

3
(No Transcript)
4
Study, Trend USAF History
5
AF Study Findings
  • 50 spoke of their intentions before committing
    suicide
  • 53 were clearly depressed
  • 76 had relationship problems
  • 43 had severe work problems

6
Knowledge and Beliefs
  • Occurs across all spectrums of society
  • Often a cry for help
  • May occur ithout prior warning
  • Depression is a frequent precursor
  • Females make more attempts
  • All suicidal people arent depressed, mentally
    ill, or insane

7
Myths
  • Directly asking about suicide plants the idea
  • Ignoring a minor suicide attempt is preferable to
    addressing it
  • Suicide in a family increases the chance of other
    family members attempting sucide
  • Few professionals commit suicide

8
10 Warning Signs
  • Specific talk about suicide
  • Trouble eating or sleeping
  • Withdrawal from friends or social activities
  • Loss of interest in hobbies, work, sex, and
    school
  • Giving away prized possessions

9
10 Warning Signs
  • Previous suicide attempts
  • Suffered a recent or severe loss
  • Preoccupied with death or dying
  • Loss of interest in personal appearance
  • Increased use of alcohol or drugs

10
Common Characteristics of Suicide Victims
  • Intense emotional pain
  • Frustrated needs for security
  • Suicide is seen as only solution
  • Hopeless and helpless
  • Stop pain by ending awareness
  • Black and white thinking death the only answer

11
Common Characteristics of Suicide Victims
  • Feeling of ambivalence want to die, but want to
    live
  • Give clues about imminent suicide
  • Want to run away from pain
  • Lifelong pattern of poor coping skills

12
Adolescent vs. Adult
  • Adult more impulsive
  • Involve more anger, risk taking, and drugs
  • Adolescents make more attempts
  • Family history of divorce or suicide
  • Low self-esteem is common
  • Heavily influenced by relationships

13
Strategies for Prevention
  • For yourself
  • Acknowledge your own clues and warning signs
  • Seek assistance for depression
  • Talk with a trained confidant
  • Understand that life has cycles--good and bad

14
Strategies for Prevention
  • For others
  • Immediate
  • Remain calm
  • Dont leave the person alone
  • Call for ER or Mental Health
  • Long term
  • Promote unit wide sensitivity
  • Identify at risk personnel
  • Know your resources (chaplain, counselor, etc.)
  • Be available and supportive

15
Response to Suicide
  • Supervisor/Commander
  • Inform unit members of circumstances
  • Dont talk about details
  • Emphasize dealing with stress
  • Request debriefing from Life Skills Clinic
  • Conduct personal interviews with at risk
    individuals

16
(No Transcript)
17
LINK
18
Physical Fitness
19
Additional Resources
  • For additional resources on suicide awareness and
    prevention, go to
  • www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/sascasstats/
  • https//www.afms.mil/phsd/PHSO/ToolKits/

20
Suicide Awareness
Write a Comment
User Comments (0)
About PowerShow.com