Suicide education- World suicide prevention day.pdf

suicide is a global emergency but it is preventable

1. PRESENTED BY: Ms Mamta Bisht
Assistant Professor
(Psychiatric Nursing)
Presented By Mamta Bisht

2. Suicideisneveradecisiontakenina
spurofamoment.
Itistheresultofapervasivebattle
fought with the unfavourable
circumstancesinone’slife.
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3. Suicideisapersonaltragedythat
prematurelytakesthelifeofanindividual
andhasacontinuingrippleeffect,
dramaticallyaffectingthelivesoffamilies,
friends&communities.
Presented By Mamta Bisht

4. WHATISSUICIDE?
Suicideisanactofdeliberate,self-inflicted,
intentional,takingoffone'sownlife.
Attemptedsuicide(para-suicide)istheactof
self-intentionalinjurycarriedoutbyapersonto
diebutsurvives.
Thecaseofsuicideismorecommoninmales,
whereastheattemptedsuicideismoreamong
females.
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5. GLOBALDATA
•10
th
leadingcauseofdeathworldwide.
•3
rd
leadingcauseofdeathin15-29yearolds.
•Morethan700000peoplediebysuicide
everyyear,i.eonepersonevery40seconds
diesbysuicide.
•Foreachsuicide,therearemorethan20
otherpeoplewhoareattemptingsuicide.
•Seventy-threepercentofglobalsuicides
occurinlow-andmiddle-incomecountries
•India&Chinaaccountfor40%ormoreof
annualsuicidesglobally.
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6. ININDIA
•17%oftotaldeathinIndiaoccurdueto
suicide
•Morethan1,00,000peoplecommitsuicide
everyyear.
•AsperNationalCrimesRecordsBureau
(NCRB)suiciderateinIndiais10.6per
1,00,000populationwithamaletofemale
ratioof2.2
•Everyhouronestudentcommitssuicidein
India.
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7. WHO IS AT RISK?
The reasons for suicide are multi-faceted,
influenced by social, cultural, biological,
psychological, and environmental factors
present across the life-course, such as
•Relationship break-up
•Catastrophic financial failure
•Depression & other mental disorders.
•New onset of serious illness such as cancer
•Having attempted suicide before.
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8. •Bullying
•Threat to identity
•Failure in examination.
•Marital problems.
•Occupational difficulties.
•Loss or death of a loved one.
•Loss of job, money, business, etc.
•Chronic pain and illness.
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9. METHODS OF SUICIDE
Most common methods used
•Ingestion of poison or pesticides.
•Hanging
•Firearms
Other methods: Burning
Drowning
Jumping in front of train or vehicle
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10. COMMONMYTH&MISCONCEPTIONS
MYTH1:
Suicidehappenswithoutawarning.
FACT:
Almosteveryonewhocommitssuicidehasgiven
someclueorwarning.Youjustmissedit.
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11. COMMONMYTH&MISCONCEPTIONS
MYTH2:
Peoplewhoattemptsuicidereallywantto
die.
FACT:
Ratherthanwantingtodie,theyjustwantedthe
paintostop.Maybeyoucouldhavehelped
themtostop.
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12. COMMONMYTH&MISCONCEPTIONS
MYTH3:
Peoplewhotalkaboutsuicidewon’treallydo
it.
FACT:
Talkingaboutsuicidecanbeapleaforhelp
anditcanbeasignintheprogressiontowardsa
suicideattempt.
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13. COMMONMYTH&MISCONCEPTIONS
MYTH4:
Peoplewhodiebysuicideareunwillingto
seekhelp,theyactuallywanttodie.
FACT:
Morethan50%ofsuicidevictimstrytogethelp
beforeattemptingsuicide.Evenaseverely
depressedpersonhasamixedfeelings
aboutdeath,fluctuatingbetweenwantingto
liveandwantingtodie.
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14. COMMON MYTH & MISCONCEPTIONS
MYTH 5:
All suicidal individuals are mentally ill.
FACT:
Most of the suicidal people are not psychotic or
insane. They are upset, grief stricken,
despaired and extremely distressed.
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15. COMMONMYTH&MISCONCEPTIONS
MYTH 6:
Talking about suicide may give someone the
idea.
FACT:
You don’t give suicidal ideas to someone by
talking about suicide. Rather , talking openly
and honestly about suicidal thoughts and
feelings can save a life.
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16. WARNINGSIGNSOFSUICIDE
•Appearing depressed or sad most of the time.
•Talking about feeling hopelessness and having no
reason to live.
•Talking about feeling trapped or feeling that there
are no solutions
•Talking about being a burden to others
•Expression of thoughts or feelings about wanting to
end their life.
•Withdrawing from family, friends or colleagues.
•Makingovertstatementslike“Ican’ttakeit
anymore”;“IwishIweredead”
•Makingcovertstatementslike“it’sokaynow,
everythingwillbefine”;“Iwon’tbeaproblemfor
muchlonger”
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17. •Changes in behaviour such as restlessness,
irritability, impulsivity, recklessness or
aggression.
•Sleeping too much or too little.
•Speaking about arranging end-of -life
personal affairs such as getting affairs in
order, making a will, giving away prized
possessions.
•Being preoccupied with death or dying.
•Losing interest in most activities.
•Self-destructive behavior
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18. PREVENTION AND CONTROL
Suicidesarepreventable.Thereareanumberof
timely,evidence-basedandoftenlow-cost
measuresthatcanbetakenatpopulation,sub-
populationandindividuallevelstopreventsuicide
andsuicideattempts.
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19. HOW SUICIDE CAN BE PREVENTED??
YOU can prevent suicide by recognizing the
warning signs and taking them seriously.
if you think a friend or family
member is considering
suicide,
there’s plenty you can do to
HELP SAVE A LIFE.
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20. WHATYOUCANDO???
Speakup:
Itsnaturaltofeeluncomfortableorafraidtotalk
aboutsuicide.Butthepeoplewhoshowwarning
signsneedimmediatehelp-thesoonerthebetter.
Checkinwithyourlovedones
whoyouthinkmightbe
struggling.
Askthemifthey’rethinking
aboutkillingthemselves.
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21. Keepinformed&RespondquicklyinaCrisis
Ifasuicideattemptseemsimminent,dial911or
seekhelp.Removeallthepotentiallylethal
objectsbutdonot,underanycircumstances,
leaveasuicidalpersonalone.
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22. BE THERE WITH THEM.
Listencarefullywhattheyfeel.Letyourfriends
andfamilymembersknowthattheyarenot
aloneandthatyoucare.Itcaninstilahopein
thesuicidalperson.
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23. SHARE YOUR STORY
Individualswhohavesurvivedsuicideattempt
orexperiencedthelossofalovedonetosuicide
oftenhavevaluableinsight.Therestorycan
inspiremanyofustoseekhelpandknowthat
wearenotalone.
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24. ADVOCATE FOR MENTAL AWARENESS
Promote mental health awareness within your
community, use social media, local events or
even casual conversations to help spread the
message.
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25. WHOCANHELP?
HealthCareprofessionals
Mental health care professionals
(Psychologists,Psychiatrists,Counsellors)
Socialworkers
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26. WHERETOSEEKHELP?
Lifeline Foundation: 9088030303
Sneha foundation: 91-44-2464 0050/ 91-44-
2464 0060
Fortis Stress Helpline: [phone] (24*7)
Life, crisis support, suicide prevention:
7893078930
I-Call: 9152987821 (Mon to Sat from 8am -
10pm)
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27. SUICIDEISNEVERASOLUTION.
THERE’SALWAYSAHELP.
Takeanysuicidaltalkorbehavior
seriously.It’snotjustawarningsignthatthe
personisthinkingaboutSuicide-it’sacry
forhelp.
Presented By Mamta Bisht