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Aiding Friends With Depression
How to recognize a friend or loved ones need for help
People contemplating suicide often signal their distress in their intent to harm themselves. Be a compassionate bystander. Verbalize your concern and willingness to support them. Encourage them to seek professional help. You can offer to call a suicide hotline with them. Help them develop a Proactive Plan that includes ways for them to reach out for help should they feel in imminent risk of harming themselves.
Every one of us is entitled to feel our feelings in our own way. We should also feel empowered to share these feelings without judgement, comparison, pity or guilt. Make it clear that it is safe to tell you when they are feeling low.
Be mindful of:
Having meaningful human contact with a trusted friend can make a huge difference to those suffering with depression. A call or text to say: “Hey, how are you? I mean, how are you, really?” could be just the message they’ve been longing for.
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Crisis Resources
- NATIONAL
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (24/7)
Call 1-800-273-8255 | Chat online at suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chatCrisis Text Line (24/7)
Text NAMI to 741741Trevor Project for LGBTQ Youth (24/7)
Call 1-866-488-7386Trans Lifeline for Transgender Community (9am–3am CST)
Call 1-877-565-8860
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (24/7)
- LOCAL NEW ORLEANS
- Metropolitan Human Services District (24/7)
Call (504) 826-2675Via Link (24/7)
Call 211 or (504) 269-COPE (2673) | Chat online at vialink.org
- Metropolitan Human Services District (24/7)
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