Once you’ve determined that someone is contemplating suicide, which of the following is NOT an appropriate next step? <br>Speak to a school counselor or psychologist about your concerns.Read about psychotherapy online and try to counsel the person yourself.Take your friend to the emergency room of a local hospital.Stay with your friend and call a national suicide-prevention hotline.

How to Ask, Convince and Take Action with someone who may be suicidal.

If you suspect that friend or family member may be thinking about suicide, what is the BEST thing you can do?Tell a good joke to lighten the mood and get the person to laugh.Ask directly if he or she is intending to commit suicide.Avoid talking about suicide so as not to give the person the suggestion.Tell the person that suicide is a sin.

Brandon’s friend doesn’t hang out much anymore. His friend seems depressed, staying in his room listening to music or playing games online. Brandon texts him to check on him and this time, when his friend replies, he makes a joke about killing himself and says he wonders if anyone would even notice. What would be the BEST way for Brandon to react to this text?Question 9Select one:a.Ignore it because his friend was probably just blowing off steam.b.Tell his friend not to say things like that because they aren’t true.c.Encourage his friend to call the suicide hotline to talk to a professional.d.Show the friend’s text to another close friend who he knows also cares.

What is the initial main goal for treatment with someone who is suicidal? Group of answer choicesTo identify the underlying issues for why the individual is feeling suicidal To keep them alive To get them connected to a support group None of the above

Due to the nature of suicide, how are we able to study it?Group of answer choicesThrough people who survive suicide attempts With retrospective analysis by gathering and collecting information/data Both A and B We are unable to study them due to the nature of suicide