Most suicidal young people don't really want to die; they just want their pain to end. Teen suicide is often preventable if people know the signs to look for and the steps to take when they suspect a friend is suicidal. A Cry for Help teaches young people to recognize the warning signs and to take specific actions to help a friend. Specific topics include:

Understanding depression and its connection with suicide.
Recognizing verbal, behavioral, and situational signs that show a friend is suicidal.
Intervention skills for helping a suicidal young person.
Do's and don'ts when reaching out to a suicidal friend.
Featuring Sue Eastgard, MSW, President of the American Association of Suicidology and Director of the Youth Suicide Prevention Program of Washington State
appropriate for Jr. High and up