When to Take Action

• Vague comments about “not being here anymore”
• Talk/writing/texting about worthlessness, shame, feeling like a burden
• Talk/writing/texting about hurting or killing oneself or another
• Talk/writing/texting about “ways to die”
• You see any burns/cuts/bruises
• Excessive drinking or use of drugs
• Extreme anxiety/recklessness/anger
• Talk/writing/texting of hopelessness/despair; feeling helplessness
• No response to outreach
• Peers are concerned