When to Take Action

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