WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN A LOVED ONE THREATENS SUICIDE?”

When someone you know appears suicidal, you might not know what to do. Learn warning signs, what questions to ask and how to get help.

Our host today; Pastor Diana Dungy will share with you valuable nuggets on how to respond and even recognize the warning signs when a loved one is contemplating suicide.

When someone says he or she is thinking about suicide or says things that sound as if the person is considering suicide, it can be very upsetting. You may not be sure what to do to help, whether you should take talk of suicide seriously, or if your intervention might make the situation worse.

It can be hard to think about suicide — much less talk about it. Many people shy away from the subject, finding it frightening, even impossible to understand. And suicide certainly can be hard to understand, since it’s not always clear why a person makes this choice.

One thing I would like you to know and listen to if you don’t hear anything else I say during this broadcast is:

SUICIDE IS PREVENTABLE, BUT TO PREVENT IT, WE MUST TALK ABOUT IT — AND THE WAY WE TALK ABOUT IT MATTERS.