Suicide Prevention Resources
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Community Mental Health Center of Middle Georgia
24 – Hour Crisis and Suicide Hotline
(478) 275-6509
The United States had an average rate of suicide of 12.4 deaths per 1,000 of the population in 2010. The southeastern region of the United States, including Georgia, had a rate of 13.7 deaths per 1,000 of the population, making it higher than the national average.
Risk Factors for Youth Suicide
- Mental illness and substance abuse
- Previous suicide attempts
- Firearms available in the household
- Nonsuicidal self injury
- Exposure to friends or family members that display suicidal behavior
- Low self-esteem
Risk Factors for Adult Suicide
- Family history of suicide
- Family history of child maltreatment
- Previous suicide attempt(s)
- History of mental disorders, particularly clinical depression
- History of alcohol and substance abuse
- Feelings of hopelessness
- Impulsive or aggressive tendencies
- Cultural and religious beliefs (e.g., belief that suicide is noble resolution of a personal dilemma)
- Local epidemics of suicide
- Isolation, a feeling of being cut off from other people
- Barriers to accessing mental health treatment
- Loss (relational, social, work, or financial)
- Physical illness
- Easy access to lethal methods
- Unwillingness to seek help because of the stigma attached to mental health and substance abuse disorders or to suicidal thoughts
Suicide Protective Factors
- Effective clinical care for mental, physical, and substance abuse disorders
- Reduced access to firearms
- Easy access to a variety of clinical interventions and support for help seeking
- Family and community support (connectedness)
- Support from ongoing medical and mental health care relationships
- Skills in problem solving, conflict resolution, and nonviolent ways of handling disputes
- Cultural and religious beliefs that discourage suicide and support instincts for self-preservation
Suicide Prevention Resources
Suicide Prevention Coalition of Dublin-Laurens
Georgia Suicide Prevention Information Network
