Suicide deaths are a growing tragedy, both in this country and worldwide, across all demographics. Today, on World Suicide Prevention Day, we encourage everyone to help be a part of the solution:
We can all help connect people who are struggling to services such as counseling and peer supports. A warm handoff is better than handing a phone number to a person in need, so sit with them, make a call with them, or accompany them. Hotlines are available, and virtually every town has a social services department that can help you identify good therapy in your area.
Most people are unaware of the wealth of amazing and FREE peer support options that are out there. Here at Positive Directions, we run an in-person Alternatives to Suicide support group every Tuesday night, and there are others in the state. RIPPLE offers late night support; NAMI CT has Out of the Abyss groups; and Connecticut opened the state's first peer-run respite just this summer. Please take a minute to read through all the options on our "Do you have frequent thoughts of suicide?" flyer above, and download flyers about each model at the bottom of this post. Please consider sharing this information at your office, school, house of worship, gym, coffee shop, or social media. You may never know how many people you can help just by raising awareness!
If you or a friend has lost someone to suicide, know that you are not alone. Just in our area, there are suicide loss support groups in Trumbull, Westport, and Greenwich, and through the Center for Hope operated by Family Centers. Consider attending tonight's Shining Together vigil in Trumbull on the Town Green starting at 6pm.
Take a Question-Persuade-Refer (QPR) or other suicide prevention training, to know how to start a potentially lifesaving conversation with someone. We're having our free monthly online training tomorrow night! (And we can bring it to a group.)
Below you can download and post the 2024 Suicide Supports flyer above; our Alternatives to Suicide flyer with info on the Positive Directions, RIPPLE and Toivo groups; NAMI CT's Out of the Abyss brochure; and our hotlines flyer. Please share!
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