This suicide prevention program teaches lifesaving skills:
- Ask About Suicide: Recognize suicidal risks, thoughts and behaviors.
- Seek More Information About the Individual: their risk factors, warning signs and protective factors
- Safety First!
- Secure Access to Lethal Means
- Know How and Where to Refer someone at risk to care
- Is intended to offer hope through positive action, (not a form of counseling or treatment).
- Teaches the public to recognize the warning signs clues and suicidal communications of people in psychological distress and what action to take to prevent a possible tragedy.