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SUBJECT:  Policy Letter #7, Suicide Prevention

Suicide Tendency Checklist

Verbalizations:

• Makes vague statements about how things look hopeless
• Are obsessed with death, talking about it frequently, listens to sad music or poetry
• Says they are a burden to others
• Talks about dying
• Talks about himself or herself as a failure

Behaviors:

• Poor personal appearance
• Talks slowly and with difficulty
• Shows trouble concentrating
• Doesn’t work as well as he or she used to
• Seems either slowed down or hyper
• Withdrawn from friends or are already loners
• Abuses alcohol or drugs
• Adopts a daredevil attitude
• Has made a suicide plan or threat
• Has lost interest in things he or she used to enjoy
• Acquires a means with which to commit suicide

Life History:

• Has had friends or family member that has committed suicide
• Has tried to commit suicide in the past
• Has lost a parent, child, close family member or close friend
• Has unstable social relationships
• Has been impulsive in the past

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