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Common Warning Signs of Suicide Risk

Common Warning Signs of Suicide

  • Marked change in an individual’s behavior
  • Giving away favorite possessions
  • Previous suicide attempts
  • Depression
  • Inappropriate goodbyes
  • Obsession with death; revealing a desire to die
  • Decline in school performance
  • Deterioration of physical appearance/ reckless actions

**Published by the Fairfield County Suicide Prevention Coalition.  If you are concerned about your child, yourself, or someone else, please call one of the following numbers appropriate for your situation:

24 Hour Suicide Prevention
Teen Hotline
614-294-3300

Crisis Intervention
740-687-8255

National Suicide Prevention Line
800-273-8255