Feeling really down? Someone in your life feeling really down? All suicidal ideation should be taken seriously. Many people in difficult relationships are depressed at one time or another. Suicidal ideation is not uncommon in clinical depression. The Journal of the American Medical Association has reported that 95% of all suicides occur at the peak of a depressive episode.
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Often there is a progression over time from harmless ideations all the way to the act. The earlier we intercept this progression, the more likely harm can be averted.
In such situations, talk openly about the subject (tips on what to say) and gently guide to "live local help" in a calm and non threatening way. Local telephone counselors are great - they can do everything from just answering simple questions and being a friend, to suggesting places to go for immediate / low cost assistance, to dispatching emergency assistance in the rare event that it is needed.
Local resources are your best bet. They know who in town offers the best services, where to get free services, where to go in an emergency, hours of operations, etc.
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