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How Do I Ask For Help If I’m Thinking About Suicide?

10m 5s / TV-14
Facing Suicide: Let’s Talk, produced by Twin Cities PBS, creates a space of understanding, hope, and action for young people whose lives have been impacted by suicide, including those who have experienced a suicidal crisis and the loved ones, peers, and community who support them.
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How Can I Sustain My Mental Health?

10m 32s / TV-14
Facing Suicide: Let’s Talk, produced by Twin Cities PBS, creates a space of understanding, hope, and action for young people whose lives have been impacted by suicide, including those who have experienced a suicidal crisis and the loved ones, peers, and community who support them.
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How Do I Ask if Someone is Ok?

8m 10s / TV-14
Facing Suicide: Let’s Talk, produced by Twin Cities PBS, creates a space of understanding, hope, and action for young people whose lives have been impacted by suicide, including those who have experienced a suicidal crisis and the loved ones, peers, and community who support them.
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What Does Healing Look Like?

11m 48s / TV-14
Facing Suicide: Let’s Talk, produced by Twin Cities PBS, creates a space of understanding, hope, and action for young people whose lives have been impacted by suicide, including those who have experienced a suicidal crisis and the loved ones, peers, and community who support them.
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Understanding Suicide: Reasons to Hope

4m 10s / TV-14
Suicide prevention experts agree that a critical factor in understanding and preventing suicide is hope. Across the United States, communities are learning about suicide prevention and taking steps to help friends and loved ones in crisis.
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Understanding Suicide: Means Matter

4m 11s / TV-14
Experts know that for people who make suicide attempts, means matter. This means experts believe that blocking access to lethal means of suicide can be highly effective, because if suicidal people are stopped in their attempt they often do not go on to try to harm themselves. It allows time for the crisis to diminish and for help to arrive.
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Understanding Suicide: How to Respond

3m 57s / TV-14
A suicidal crisis may be brief, sometimes lasting as little as ten minutes. Experts agree simple steps can help save lives: ask the person directly if they are considering suicide and stay with them if they say yes, listen with empathy, create a safe environment by removing lethal means from the home and get help from a medical professional.
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Understanding Suicide: Seeing the Signs

4m 3s / TV-14
Suicide prevention experts agree that you don’t need to be a doctor or trained professional to recognize the signs of suicide in friends or loved ones. Hopelessness, lack of purpose, or an increased sense of causing burden are important signs to watch. And, if someone is considering suicide or in crisis, never leave them alone.
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