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Suicide Awareness for WSC
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Suicide Awareness and Prevention for Waiver Support Coordinators
Risk Factors
- Family History of Suicide
- Child Maltreatment
- History of a Mental Disorder
- Hopelessness
- Loss
- Unwilling to seek help due to stigma or other barriers to mental health treatment
- Substance Abuse/Addiction
- Legal Involvement
Resources
What can I do if someone is suicidal?
Suicide and Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Protective Factors
If you are in a life-threatening situation, call 9-1-1 immediately.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
For Deaf & Hard of Hearing: 1-800-799-4889
En Español: 1-888-628-9454
SAMHSA National Disaster Distress Hotline: 1-800-985-5990
Text TalkWithUs to #66746
Not sure where to turn? Call 2-1-1.
2-1-1 Website
211.org/services/crisis
- Effective Clinical Care
- Easy Access to Clinical Interventions
- Support from Ongoing Medical and Mental Health Relationships
- Coping Skills (problem solving, nonviolent ways to solve conflict)
- Cultural Beliefs that Discourage Suicide
- Employment
- Listen without judging.
- Be empathetic.
- Explore their personal supports.
- Do not be afraid to ask questions.
- Consider a screener for suicidal risk (Columbia Suicide Protocol)
• Intellectual Disability does not act as a buffer against suicide.
• There is an increased risk of suicide among adolescents with ID as well as physical and learning disabilities.
• Individuals with ID are at increased risk of trauma, victimization, substance use, bullying, loneliness, and isolation, increasing their risk of suicide.
• Individuals with ID have comorbid mental health disorders, but because of impaired capacity, may not have the coping skills or knowledge of resources to manage the disorder.
Some Facts to Consider
45% of people who die by suicide have seen a health provider in the month before their death.
20% of suicide victims have had contact mental health services before their death.
Men are more likely to die by suicide. Women are more likely to attempt suicide.
Males 85+ had the highest rates of suicide.
Females 45-54 had the highest non-fatal hospitalization rates.
Follow Through
Provide Resources
- Don't leave the client alone.
- Let staff and others know.
- Do not send emails.
- Follow up.
APD Resources on the website
- APD Brochure
Dr. Martha Mason, Psy.D., State Office Psychologist
Agency for Persons with Disabilities
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