Elderly Suicide Prevention
Understanding Elderly Suicide
The elderly community has unique warning signs that increase the risk of death by suicide. Learning about the risk factors and how to help can save an individual's life.
- Suicide in the elderly
- Mental health in older adults
- Suicide in late life: unique factors and enduring treatment gaps
Suicide Prevention
Suicide prevention is important but not always clear on the steps to take to decrease the suicide rate. Working with the elderly to complete a prevention plan should help them to re-engage in their community.
- Senior's suicide prevention resource kit
- Talking about suicide with senior loved ones
- Collaborative safety planning for older adults
How to Help Your Loved One
Talking about suicide is imperative to decreasing the stigma of mental health and ultimately to preventing another suicide.