What are warning signs or behaviors that my teen may be thinking about suicide? Cultural and/or religious beliefs that discourage suicide.Skills in solving problems, resolving conflicts and handling disputes without violence.Strong support network of friends, family, peer groups or outside activities.Effective medical treatment for mental and physical health problems and substance abuse.What factors can help protect my teen from becoming suicidal? Coping with being gay (homosexuality) in an unsupportive family, community, or hostile school environment.Knowing someone with suicidal behavior, such as a family member, friend, or celebrity.Family violence, including physical or sexual abuse.Family history of suicide, mental illness, or depression.Feeling detached and isolated from friends, peers and family.Depression and other mental disorders, or a substance-abuse disorder (often combined with other mental disorders).However, these risk factors do not always lead to a suicide. Teen suicide often occurs after a recent stressful life event in the family, with a friend, or at school. Increased withdrawal from family, friends, school, jobs and society.Suicidal ideation (thinking, writing, drawing or talking about suicide, death, dying or the afterlife).A teen who is considering suicide might have one or more of these behaviors: It is important for you to know the warning signs for suicide so you can get your teen the help she/he needs. Talk openly with your child and express concern, support, and love.How can I help a teen who is thinking or talking about suicide? Searching for and trying to obtain weapons, pills, or other means ways to take their own life.Talking about not being around in the future or "going away".Throwing or giving away or promising to give away valued possessions to family members or friends.Showing a dramatic change in personality or appearance.Threatening to or talking about wanting to hurt or kill him/herself.What are signs that my teen may have a suicide plan? Deep feelings of grief, uncontrolled anger, anxiety, shame, hopelessness, guilt or anxiety.Changed eating or sleeping patterns (such as being unable to sleep or sleeping all the time).Lack of interest in favorite activities.Poor grades may be a sign that the child is withdrawing at school. Remove the objects your child might use to harm him/herself.If your child does not feel comfortable talking to you, suggest that s/he talk to another trusted adult such as a family member, a pastor, minister, rabbi or priest, a coach, a school counselor, or a family doctor. What NYS laws related to the prevention of suicide are important for me to know? The Trevor Helpline: 1-80, (specializes in gay and lesbian suicide prevention).National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:1-800-273-TALK (1-80).Crisis Text Line: Text "start" to 741-741.Mental health services (Ask your doctor for a referral.).Make sure your teen does not have access to guns, other possible weapons or medications.
Timothy's Law requires that health insurance providers provide comparable (similar) coverage for mental illnesses as they provide for other medical care. Timothy's Law ensures that adults and children with mental illness receive the same health care coverage benefits as those provided for physical ailments.
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