Category Archives: Thinking About Suicide

Step 2: Internal Coping Strategies For this step, write down things you can do to take your mind off problems without contacting another person. You can ask yourself, “what can I do on my own to help myself not to act on suicidal thoughts or urges?”  Think of what activities could you do to help […]

Take a screening test to determine whether you are experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition. http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/mental-health-screening-tools

Research has shown that both deployed and non-deployed Veterans have a higher risk of suicide compared to the general U.S. population. When veterans have faced deployments to hostile environments, exposure to extreme stress, physical/sexual assault while in the service (not limited to women), length of deployments, and service related injury, they are even more likely […]

Studies have shown that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) youth are at an increased risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors, suicide attempts, and suicide. Among LGBTQ youth include depression, anxiety, substance abuse, discrimination, homophobia, violence, gender non-conformity, self-esteem issues, societal attitudes, family, religion and school. The Trevor Project provides crisis intervention and suicide […]

Lots of people think about suicide at one time or another in their lives, teens included. Usually it’s because they’re struggling with problems in their lives that seem overwhelming, and they feel trapped, helpless, and hopeless. It isn’t that they want to die—they just want to stop feeling miserable. They may be depressed, angry, or […]

Mental Health America of Hawai`i offers a comprehensive directory of human services in the state. Visit the Directory section to find services that are helpful to you. You may find help that you didn’t know existed. In addition to our online directory, we also operate the Help Line, weekdays from 9am to 4:30pm to help […]

When we are stressed, we may experience symptoms of anxiety, worry, and/or withdrawal, and we may even start taking actions to escape the stressful feelings. That is why it’s so important to practice self-care. Basically, self-care are activities we do to help us maintain physical, mental or emotional health. It can help you feel healthy, […]

A Safety Plan is a prioritized list of strategies and help to reduce a person’s risk of harming themselves. This is a tool to help those who struggle with suicidal thoughts or thoughts about harming themselves to survive. To make your own safety plan, read the following steps and write your safety steps on a piece […]