How to Help a Suicidal Person What is Partnership for a Healthy Community? 1. Do ask directly about suicide thoughts 2. Do get involved and be available 3. Don’t dare or taunt 4. Do be non-judgmental 5. Don’t debate the right and wrong of Who should use the toolkit?  Primary Care Physicians  School Counselors  Healthcare providers suicide 6. Don’t lecture on the value of life 7. Don’t be sworn to secrecy 8. Seek agencies or individuals who specialize in mental health issues Early detection of adolescent depression through screening is recommended. 9. Seek help from family/friends/physicians/clergy 10. Offer hope with alternatives – not glib reassurances 11. Do take action – remove easy methods may use to kill self A community-driven effort to improve health and wellness in Peoria and Tazewell counties and is supported by a $2.4 million Community Transformation Grant from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Quality Quest applied for the two-year funding on behalf of the collaborating organizations:                   24/7 Crisis Hotlines Increasing use of screening tools by providers will enable proper diagnosis and treatment of adolescents with depression. Tazwood Center for Wellness-Pekin (309) 347-1148 Human Service Center-Peoria (309) 671-8804 American Red Cross – Central Illinois Chapter Bradley University Central Illinois Wellness Council Children's Hospital of Illinois City of Peoria FamilyCore George Washington Carver Association Gifts in the Moment Greater Peoria Family YMCA Heartland Community Health Clinics Hult Center for Healthy Living Methodist Medical Center of Illinois OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria City/County Health Department Quality Quest for Health of Illinois Tazewell County Health Department Tazwood Center for Wellness University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Center for Health Outcomes Research There are 5 strategic areas of focus:      Social & Emotional Wellness Tobacco-Free Living Active Living Healthy Eating Clinical Preventive Services Why is Screening for Adolescent Depression Important? Our community exceeds the national average in poor mental health days. Increasing screens for adolescent depression will help improve social and emotional wellness. A recent survey of students in Central Illinois found:  More than 1 in 10 th th  More than 2 in 10 th th of 10 and 12 graders indicated they had seriously considered a suicide attempt in the last year. For More Information Contact: Julie Campen Tazwood Center for Wellness 3248 Vandever Avenue Pekin, IL 61554 [email protected] (309) 347-5522 Adolescent Depression Screening: of 10 and 12 graders indicated “feeling so sad or hopeless almost every day for 2 weeks or more in a row that you stopped doing some usual activities” Why is it important? Depression is not part of normal development – with treatment success rate is high Funding for this project was made possible by grant # 1H75DP004385-01 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by project members do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.