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This is a co-sponsored awareness packet between SPC Libraries, Project HEAL, and the Tarpon Springs campus Veterans Department

Warning Signs


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Warning Signs

  • Talking about wanting to die or to kill themselves
  • Looking for a way to kill themselves, like searching online or buying a gun
  • Talking about feeling hopeless or having no reason to live
  • Talking about feeling trapped or in unbearable pain
  • Talking about being a burden to others
  • Increasing the use of alcohol or drugs
  • Acting anxious or agitated; behaving recklessly
  • Sleeping too little or too much
  • Withdrawing or isolating themselves
  • Showing rage or talking about seeking revenge
  • Extreme mood swings

 

* From SuicidePreventionLifeline.org

Web Resources

Library Databases

These databases contain many scholarly articles on mental health subjects. 

Online Books in the SPC Libraries

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Statistics

Infographics created by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

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infographic image of suicide facts and figures United States 2020