Suicide Warnings Signs in Children and Adolescents
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Your child/teen has mood changes, such as:
- Depression and/or sadness.
- Loss of interest in friends, family and previous interests and activities.
- Rage.
- Anxiety.
- Humiliation.
Your child/teen is saying things like:
- “I shouldn’t be here.”
- “I wish I could disappear forever.”
- “I don’t want to/have no reason to live anymore,” or “I want to kill myself.”
- “The voices tell me to kill myself.”
- “My parents won’t even miss me.”
- They feel like a burden to others.
- They are in unbearable pain.
Your child/teen is doing things like:
- Talking or joking about suicide.
- Giving away possessions.
- Isolating from friends, family and previously enjoyed activities.
- Obsessing over guns and knives.
- Acting recklessly.
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