The Suicide Prevention Guidebook Second Edition

A practical guide that provides strategies and practical skills to support someone through a period of suicidal crisis. Written by the founder of an award-winning Suicide Crisis Centre, this guidebook is equally relevant to the public and to professionals. It draws on the strategies developed and used at the Suicide Crisis Centre and will help readers to: Understand the complexity of suicidal feelings and what may lead to a crisis; Be aware of factors that can increase someone's risk of suicide; Assess risk and directly ask someone about suicidal thoughts; Build empathy and a strong connection with the individual in crisis; Create a safety plan; Learn strategies and skills to help someone survive (in the short-term and the longer term); Create manageable steps to help someone survive; Learn techniques to support someone who is experiencing intense emotional distress – or conversely someone who is silent and withdrawn; Learn how to help someone see their own worth; Understand why some people experience multiple crises and how to help them. This second edition gives readers an even deeper understanding of what can impact upon suicide risk, incorporating the latest research and findings. It delves deeper into how and why suicide risk is often misunderstood and helps readers to understand more about the complexity of suicidal feelings, providing more insights into how we can help someone to survive.