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lines to the right of the URL bar at the top of your browserAbove all, remember this: hope, help, and healing is possible.
These six steps can guide you, a member of your department, or part of your department’s support system when faced with a person who may be in crisis.
- Show that you are open to talking about suicide in a supportive way and ask the tough question: “Are you thinking about suicide?” Asking in a direct, unbiased manner, allows for effective dialogue and everyone involved to see what next steps need to be taken. Ask how you can help. Do not ever promise to keep their thoughts of suicide a secret.
- Take what they have to say seriously, especially if they indicate they are experiencing thoughts of suicide. Listen for the reasons they are having those thoughts, as well as listen for any potential reasons they want to continue to stay alive. Help them focus on their reasons for living and avoid imposing your reasons for them to stay alive.
- Keep the employee safe by understanding their thoughts of suicide. Do they know how they would kill themselves? Do they have a specific, detailed plan? What’s the timing for their plan? What sort of access do they have to their planned method? The answers to these questions can tell you how imminent and serious their thoughts of suicide are. Recognize there may need to be a hard decision to make, such as driving them to an emergency department.
- Show support to them and increase their connectedness. Limiting isolation can help protect against suicide. Speak with them often and follow up on how they are doing. Make sure to follow through with the ways in which you offer support. Continue to discuss with them what and who they believe will be the most effective sources of help. Being there for someone with thoughts of suicide is life-saving.
- Help them connect with ongoing support such as an identified support network, or suicide prevention lines. Develop with them a safety plan for those moments they find themselves in a crisis.
- Have a plan in place either for yourself, or within your agency, to ensure ongoing follow-up with that individual. See how they are doing. Leave a message, send a text, or give them a call. This can continue to increase their feelings of connectedness and share your ongoing support.