Community Organisations
Identifying why a person attempts or completes suicide can be difficult. However, there are a number of risk factors and warning signs for suicide, and knowing what to do when you recognise them can make a difference. If someone you know has a current or specific plan for suicide, and has immediate access to the way to kill themselves, they are at high risk for suicide.
In this situation you must:
- Act quickly and don’t leave the person alone.
- Ensure the person does not have access to lethal weapons and medications.
- Inform the person you must act on the information and inform others.
- Get immediate help from mental health crisis services. See In Crisis for contact details.
- In an emergency, call 111.
If your organisation has principles and guidelines for responding to people at risk of suicide, include those in your response.
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Phone: (09) 300 7035
Fax: (09) 300 7020
Email: info "at" spinz.org.nz
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FAQs
Resources
- Te Whakauruora. Restoration of Health: Maori Suicide Prevention Resource
- Depression: There is a Way Through it. Information for You, and for Family, Whanau, Friends and Support Networks
- Bereaved by Suicide Support Group Information
- Youth Suicide Prevention Community Information Kit
- At a Glance: Suicide Statistics, Risk Factors and Warning Signs
- Myths about Suicide
- Having Suicidal Thoughts? Information for You, and For Family, Whanau, Friends and Support Network, 2005
- Self-harm: New Zealand Treatment Guide for Consumers and Carers
- When Someone Dies: A Guide to the Coronial Services of New Zealand
- Guidance for Community Organisations Involved in Suicide Postvention
- After a Suicide: Practical Information for People Bereaved by Suicide
Web Links
- The Lowdown website, Helping Youth with Depression
- Taskforce Postvention
- Postvention Support Service
