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Today we conclude on our series on Su***de.
Effective su***de prevention is comprehensive: it requires a combination of efforts that work together to address different aspects of the problem.

Identify and Assist Persons at Risk
Many people in distress don’t seek help or support on their own. Identifying people at risk for su***de can help you reach those in the greatest need and connect them to care and support.

Increase Help-Seeking
By teaching people to recognize when they need support—and helping them to find it—you can enable them to reduce their su***de risk. Self-help tools and outreach campaigns are examples of ways to lower an individual’s barriers to obtaining help, such as not knowing what services exist or believing that help won’t be effective. Other interventions might address the social and structural environment by, for example, fostering peer norms that support help-seeking or making services more convenient and culturally appropriate.

Ensure Access to Effective Mental Health and Su***de Care and Treatment
A key element of su***de prevention is ensuring that individuals with su***de risk have timely access to evidence-based treatments, su***de prevention interventions, and coordinated systems of care. Su***de prevention interventions such as safety planning and evidence-based treatments and therapies delivered by trained providers can lead to significant improvement and recovery. SPRC encourages health and behavioral health care systems to adopt the Zero Su***de framework for integrating these approaches into their systems. Reducing financial, cultural, and logistical barriers to care is another important strategy for ensuring access to effective mental health and su***de care treatment.

Respond Effectively to Individuals in Crisis
Individuals in your school, organization, or community who are experiencing severe emotional distress may need a range of services.
Provide for Immediate and Long-Term Postvention.
Immediate responses focus on supporting those affected by the su***de death and reducing risk to other vulnerable individuals. Postvention efforts should also include intermediate and long-term supports for people bereaved by su***de.

Reduce Access to Means of Su***de
One important way to reduce the risk of death by su***de is to prevent individuals in suicidal crisis from obtaining and using lethal methods of self-harm. Examples of actions to reduce access to lethal means include educating the families of those in crisis about safely storing medications and fi****ms, distributing gun safety locks, changing medication packaging, and installing barriers on bridges.

Enhance Life Skills and Resilience
By helping people build life skills, such as critical thinking, stress management, and coping, you can prepare them to safely address challenges such as economic stress, divorce, physical illness, and aging. Resilience—the ability to cope with adversity and adapt to change—is a protective factor against su***de risk. While it has some overlap with life skills, resilience also encompasses other attributes such as optimism, positive self-concept, and the ability to remain hopeful. Skills training, mobile apps, and self-help materials are examples of ways to increase life skills and build resilience.

Promote Social Connectedness and Support
Supportive relationships and community connectedness can help protect individuals against su***de despite the presence of risk factors in their lives. You can enhance connectedness through social programs and through other activities that reduce isolation, promote a sense of belonging, and foster emotionally supportive relationships.

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Did you know:

More than 700 000 people die due to su***de every year.

For every su***de there are many more people who attempt su***de.

A prior su***de attempt is the single most important risk factor for su***de in the general population.

Su***de is the fourth leading cause of death among 15-29 year-olds
77% of global su***des occur in low- and middle-income countries.

Ingestion of pesticide, hanging and fi****ms are among the most common methods of su***de globally