Teaching Suicide Awareness and Prevention 2019
Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Quizzes for Secondary School Teachers
Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Quizzes for Secondary School Teachers
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SUICIDE AWARENESS & PREVENTION MODULE 2018<br />
HANDOUT 6<br />
It's hard to know what to do when someone you care about is feeling depressed or upset.<br />
You can use the following list as a guide to good Active Listening:<br />
DO:<br />
Befriend<br />
Consider the possibility of suicide<br />
Focus on the pain<br />
Ask if suicide is on their minds<br />
Get involved<br />
Allow the expression of feeling<br />
LISTEN<br />
Make life an option<br />
Be non-judgmental<br />
Get help from responsible persons<br />
Stay with the person at risk<br />
Keep details of the story confidential<br />
DON'T:<br />
× Lecture or moralise or give advice<br />
× Think it is a passing phase<br />
× Brush off feelings with inane remarks<br />
× Be afraid that you will instil the idea<br />
× Do nothing<br />
× Trample on feelings<br />
× TALK TOO MUCH<br />
× Dare them to follow through with suicide<br />
× React verbally or physically with shock<br />
× Go it alone<br />
× Leave the person alone<br />
× Promise not to tell anyone<br />
Remember, a good friend will always tell a trusted adult about a friend who<br />
is struggling with a serious problem, is deeply depressed or considering<br />
suicide.<br />
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Youth <strong>Suicide</strong> <strong>Prevention</strong> Irel<strong>and</strong> Publications Limited
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