At a glance: Common suicide warning signs and how to get help

By Zeke Campfield | Published: September 26, 2012

At a glance

Common warning signs of suicide:

• Giving away prized possessions.

photo - Lorenzo Cook hugs Silvia Cook at Cimarron Plaza in Stillwater. Students were taken there to meet their parents following a suicide at Stillwater Junior High School. PHOTO BY JONATHAN SUTTON, FOR THE OKLAHOMAN

Lorenzo Cook hugs Silvia Cook at Cimarron Plaza in Stillwater. Students were taken there to meet their parents following a suicide at Stillwater Junior High School. PHOTO BY JONATHAN SUTTON, FOR THE OKLAHOMAN

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• Increased substance abuse.

• Isolation and withdrawal.

• Feelings or statements of hopelessness.

• Talking or joking about death.

• Self-harm.

• Previous suicide attempts.

Other risk factors include a family history of suicide, a history of mental illness, stressful life event or loss, easy access to lethal methods, exposure to suicidal behavior of others, and incarceration.

Know your facts:

• Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for Oklahomans ages 10 to 24.

• While young males are more likely to die from suicide, young females attempt it more often.

• The suicide rate for Native Americans is 66 percent higher than whites and Hispanics, and three times that of blacks.

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