Wednesday, May 31, 2017

488 Overdose Deaths in B.C so far this year; nearly double last year's figures

488 overdose deaths in B.C. so far this year; nearly double last year's figures

Volunteers treat a person suspected of having an overdose in Vancouver, B.C.

Linda Givetash, The Canadian Press
Published Wednesday, May 31, 2017 2:16PM EDT
Last Updated Wednesday, May 31, 2017 6:34PM EDT

VANCOUVER -- The death toll from drug overdoses is still rising in British Columbia but the chief coroner says the count would be higher if it weren't for harm prevention measures.
The coroner's service said Wednesday there were 136 suspected overdose deaths in April.
Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe said with the number of overdose deaths at 488 so far this year, the province is on track for about 1,500 deaths in 2017, far higher than the 931 who died last year.

But she said that figure could have been as high as 5,000 deaths if prevention measures weren't taken.
The provincial government declared a public health emergency last year, prompting wider distribution of the overdose-reversal drug naloxone to the public and emergency workers. It also established almost two dozen safe consumption sites across the province.
"We know from our ambulance partners and our emergency room health-care providers that they're seeing hundreds and hundreds of people coming through, reversing the effects of overdose," Lapointe said.
Still, at an average of 4.5 deaths per day in April, the figure was almost double the number of deaths in the same month last year.
More than half of the deaths were in private homes, which Lapointe said signals many drug users are not using safe consumption sites.

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B.C.'s provincial health officer, Dr. Perry Kendall, said those dying at home are not stereotypical drug users, but professionals and parents afraid to make their addiction known.
"There's a degree of stigma around dependence or use of illicit drugs, which I think prevents those people from wanting anyone else to know that they're using," he said. "It's really significant that only 10 per cent of observed overdose deaths actually happened in a public place or on the street."
While overdoses remain rampant in communities known for higher rates of addiction, Lapointe said recreational drug users are in significant danger.
"What it's starting to look like now is the people more at risk are the casual users, people who might just use on weekends or with their friends and they're opioid naive," she said.
Regular drug users are increasingly aware of the risk of powerful synthetic opioids such as fentanyl or carfentanil being present in drugs and are using safe consumption sites or taking drugs in the presence of someone with naloxone, Lapointe said.
The challenge is getting the message out to recreational users that "in B.C. right now, all illicit drugs are likely contaminated," she said.
Lapointe urged users to first take a smaller dose to limit the effects of a potent batch and to have someone nearby who can call 911.
The synthetic opioid fentanyl has been attributed to nearly 45 per cent of drug deaths for 2015-16.
Lapointe said the most recent figures suggest fentanyl is involved in about 60 per cent of deaths, and victims are found with fentanyl and cocaine in their systems most commonly.
Victims are also found having taken heroin or methamphetamine with fentanyl and Lapointe said those using MDMA on the street are also at risk of exposure to synthetic opioids.
Men account for over 80 per cent of the deaths this year in B.C., and more than half the deaths involved people aged 30 to 49.
Kendall said the rise in deaths mean more addictions treatment options including access to hydromorphone and prescription heroin therapies are needed.
More than 100 deaths this year happened outside urban centres, which Kendall said shows a need to expand services to rural communities.
"We have the opportunity of getting ahead of this, but I think we need to put a renewed focus on a really broad-based response," he said.

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Police investigating possible murder-suicide in Rockledge

Florida Today 10:10 p.m. ET May 30, 2017

Brevard County Sheriff's Office deputies are investigating a shooting that occurred Tuesday evening on McIver Lane in Rockledge.

A man initially called 911 to report that he had shot his wife, according to BCSO. When deputies arrived, they briefly saw a man at the front door of the home before they heard a gunshot.
Deputies forced entry into the home and found both a man and woman deceased.

Investigators believe the deaths of the unidentified elderly couple were the result of a murder-suicide.

An investigation is ongoing.
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Campus Crisis: Why are Suicide Rates Rising among university Students?

Campus Crisis: Why are suicide rates rising among university students?

W5: Degrees of Stress, part one

Starting at college or university is an exciting time, but also one of anxiety, which can lead to mental illness. Tom Kennedy investigates.

W5: Degrees of Stress, part two

With all of the intense pressure on post-secondary students to succeed, some consider drastic measures to deal with the stress it causes.

Tom Kennedy, W5
Published Friday, September 20, 2013 4:21PM EDT
Last Updated Friday, September 27, 2013 10:53AM EDT

In 1978, people discovered the body of a young man in a car parked deep within the bush of Nova Scotia. Time of death was never determined, but it was probably many months earlier. I learned later that he was Rick, a good friend of mine from university. Rick and I had studied together for several years but he’d left university before graduating and dropped out of sight. He was quick witted, good looking, and popular.
A year before his body was found, he showed up, unannounced, at my workplace in Montreal. The transformation in him was alarming. No longer the athlete, he was overweight, he looked as though he’d been living in the street. He was also very private saying simply that he’d had some problems, had no money and no job. He stayed with me for several weeks until, in confusion and exasperation, I told him that he should go home to his family and try to work on his problems.
I brought Rick to the station in Montreal, bought him a ticket and put him on the train for Nova Scotia. It was the last time I saw him. I would learn later from his family that not long after arriving home, he disappeared again only to be found dead nearly a year later.

Many decades later, as W5 began researching mental health, it is apparent that the number of students considering suicide, and succeeding, appears to be growing, and the whole issue of mental health has become a real worry on university campuses all over Canada.
As students at Ryerson in Toronto prepared for the fall term, the university’s director of health services, Dr. Su-Ting Teo told W5 that for many students, the transition from high school to university is like, “falling off a cliff.” She acknowledges that even decades ago, the transition was difficult but added, “I’ve been here almost 13, 14 years and definitely, there were mental health issues first when I started, but the sort of volume and the crises and the need we’re seeing is increasing year after year.”
Other universities are reporting the same thing. At Queen’s University in Kingston, the head of mental health services, Mike Condra, told W5, “Information that’s available from other Canadian universities and U.S. universities, in fact even universities in Europe that I’ve been looking at, all suggest an increasing number of students with mental health problems.”
The consequences can be indescribably tragic. Four years ago, 18 year old Jack Windeler left his Toronto home to go to university in Kingston. He was much like my friend Rick. Athletic, popular, quick witted. Six months after arriving at university, his parents Jack and Sandra, received an urgent message. Call the police.
“We immediately flew into a panic,” his father Eric told W5. “The police officer said that he needed to come to the house immediately. And in less than probably 45 seconds, he was in front of the door, and in less than 60 seconds from then, he had told us that they had found Jack in his residence room, and they believed it was suicide.”
The tragedy of Jack Windeler is not unique. In the months following his death, three other students at the same university took their own lives, an unknown number attempted it. Experts have long known that suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people. But a national study published last year revealed one alarming statistic. It concluded that nearly one in ten students has seriously considered ending their life.
There are no firm reasons to explain why, but there are theories. Students are younger now than they were decades ago, they may be less prepared to deal with the sudden independence of university life, they carry a far heavier debt load and are facing unprecedented competition for jobs once their studies are finished. To add to this dangerous mix is the onerous and still very present mental health taboo that may make students pause before admitting a problem and seeking help.
The parents of Jack Windeler turned their grief and confusion into a campaign that has become national in scope. It’s called “The Jack Project,” designed to reach out to young people on campuses all over Canada, to raise their awareness of mental health issues, and to try to stamp out the taboos.
There are signs of progress. As first-time university students arrived at the Queen’s campus this fall, they each received a pair of sunglasses with a website printed on them. The website discusses mental health issues and directs those who feel they may need help, to the appropriate resources.
Corporate Canada too has launched several high profile mental health initiatives. Among them, “Clara’s Big Ride for Mental Health.” Clara Hughes is Canada’s six-time Olympic medalist who will ride a bike 12,000 kilometers across Canada, stopping at a hundred communities along the way to talk about mental health.
There is now what one corporate spokesperson described, as an explosion of national involvement in mental health issues. The main objective of all campaigns is to remove stigma. Otherwise, the fear is, people suffering will hide their problems and never seek help.
People like Jack Windeler.
His father Eric told W5, “The fact that my son died by suicide was a thousand per cent of a shock. It wasn’t even on the radar of possibilities. If we had truly understood, we would’ve simply bundled him up and brought him home to get some help.”
Shame is not a disease. But when it prevents mental health sufferers from seeking help, its consequences can be just as bad. Those in the field of mental health often make the comparison to breast cancer. A couple of decades ago, a diagnosis often would be kept very private and within the family. Now, the stigma has been removed, leading to more discussion, more testing, arguably more lives saved.
But the stigma around mental health, in Eric Windeler’s words, “…is still massive.” And as long as it is, regrettably and almost inevitably, other young people will make the same choice as his son Jack. So stigma now is under attack. And in his words, it has become “the number one priority of mental health.”

Why Are People Suicidal? How Can I tell If Someone I Suicidal?

People who are suicidal are looking for a solution to the pain that they’re experiencing. But that doesn’t mean that they necessarily want to stop living.

Someone may consider, or act on thoughts of suicide, when they have lost all hope. These thoughts or actions should always be taken seriously. Help is always available.

Suicide is permanent. While someone may be looking for a way out or a solution to the pain they’re experiencing, taking their own life is not the answer. If you are having thoughts about suicide right now, it’s important to know that help is available. You can reach a Kids Help Phone counsellor at 1-800-668-6868 or chat with us online.

Why are people suicidal?

People who are suicidal can suffer for a long time and may enter a very dark period of depression or sadness. During this time, they may try to solve their problems in other ways, but nothing seems to work. Some people turn to drugs and alcohol, but this can make things worse.

How can I tell if someone is suicidal?

If someone is thinking of suicide, they may shut themselves off from the rest of the world. They may find it hard to cope with everyday life and withdraw from the people who care about them. They may seem angry or tired all of the time or stop taking care of themselves. They may also obsess over dying or act like they don’t care about what happens to them. They may say things such as:

“No one cares about me.”
“It’s just not worth it anymore.”
“The world would be better off without me.”
“I have no hope.”
“I can’t take it anymore.”

Someone who talks about ending their life may not necessarily mean they want to die, but it is a major warning sign. It’s very important to get help when someone starts talking about suicide. You can always call Kids Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868.

I’m feeling overwhelmed

Life doesn’t always go the way you may expect it to. It’s common to feel down from time to time. School stress, work, dealing with bullying, a breakup, loss of a friendship and more can feel overwhelming. It’s important to try finding positive coping strategies for when you get stressed out. For example, you can try talking to a safe adult or doing something that you enjoy such as sports, music or journaling.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed and need someone to talk to, you can always call a Kids Help Phone counsellor at 1-800-668-6868.

I’m feeling low

Situations such as a breakup or the death of someone close to you can throw you off track. Sadness may take over for days or weeks. But over time, people often start to feel better. Sometimes, people who have suicidal thoughts experience depression, which makes it very hard to cope with life. If you need someone to talk to, you can always call a Kids Help Phone counsellor at 1-800-668-6868.

I’m feeling suicidal

If you’re experiencing suicidal thoughts, there is hope and help available. Here’s what you can do:

Reach out: you may feel alone, but someone is always available to listen. Try talking to someone you trust. It can be anyone — a friend, parent/caregiver, teacher, counsellor or neighbour. You can always speak to a Kids Help Phone counsellor at 1-800-668-6868.
Rethink: there is no problem in the world that is worth your life. You can get help, no matter what you’re going through.
Remember that you count: if you’re experiencing suicidal thoughts, it’s very hard to believe that you matter, but you do. You have a lot to live for.

Stressed Out? Lonely? Being bullied or Abused?

Stressed out? Lonely? Being bullied or abused? Feeling anxious or sad? Having suicidal thoughts? Worried about a friend? Young people from all over Canada reach out to Kids Help Phone in different ways when they don’t know who to talk to. We offer free, professional, anonymous and confidential counselling, in English and French, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

What is counselling?

Think of counselling as a conversation with someone who wants to help, who knows a lot about the kinds of challenges young people face, and whom you can trust and who won’t judge you.
We all need support at one time or another. A counsellor can help you explore your options; you’ll decide what’s best for you.
Our counsellors:

• Listen to you
• Help you express yourself and your feelings
• Help you see a problem more clearly and come up with options
• Won’t judge you and always respect your privacy
• Can refer you to helpful resources where you live

Some important things:

• We don’t trace calls or track IP addresses.
• You never have to give us your name or any other identifying
information.
• We’re here for everyone between the ages of five and 20.
• You don’t have to have an emergency to get in touch - you can
contact us for any reason.

Reaching out

Reaching out can be scary, but there's always someone to listen at the other end of the line.

You can call us 24/7/365 on 1-800-668-6868.

If calling is not for you, that’s okay! There are many other ways you can reach out to us:

• Connect with a counsellor through Live Chat on your smartphone or online.
• Download our free mobile app, Always There, to get quick access to a counsellor at the touch of a button
• Find local resources in your area through Resources Around Me

The Workplace and Suicide Prevention

The workplace is a major part of the lives of most Canadians. Many of us spend upwards of 60% of our waking hours at work (Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention, 2016). Therefore, when a colleague dies by suicide the emotional and financial costs are enormous not only to family members, but to co-workers and the organization itself. Workplaces need to have measures in place to inform and educate about suicide. It is an issue that cannot be ignored.
This toolkit is a collection of facts, figures, and best preventative practices regarding suicide in the workplace.

Workplace warning signs

People who are suicidal typically exhibit warning signs. In the workplace, these changes may be identified as a person:

Being very happy after a period of depression;
Acting more aggressive or stressed out than usual (e.g. lashing out at people);
Commenting on being tired all the time, being noticeably fatigued;
Commenting about being a burden to others (e.g. “Everyone would be better off if I wasn’t here”);
Not showing up for work as often or being absent for periods of time (absenteeism); and
Not being as productive as usual, being un-motivated (presenteeism).

Some warning signs require more immediate action than others. If someone is exhibiting the following warning signs, call 9-1-1:

Talking about wanting to die or to kill oneself; and
Looking for a way to kill oneself or already having a plan.

(American Association of Suicidology, 2017)

Occupations with high suicide rates

People in occupations where some of the following factors are present generally have higher suicide rates:

easy access to lethal means (e.g. guns, pesticides);
exposure to chemicals (e.g. pesticides) that can cause mood or behaviour impairments;
high workplace stress (e.g. trauma, dangerous working conditions);
job insecurity (e.g. contract work);
low wages;
stressors related to gender imbalance (women working in traditionally male-dominated industries); and
inconsistent work schedule (e.g. shift work) which can cause a disruption of family routine, inconsistent sleep patterns and other challenges; and
isolation in the workplace.

Occupations with the highest rates of male suicide include (per 100,000):

Farming, fishing, and forestry (84.5);
Construction (53.5); and
Installation, maintenance, and repair (47.9).

Occupations with the highest rates of female suicide include (per 100,000):

Police (14.1); and
Firefighters (14.1).

(Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016; Institute for Work and Health, 2010; Woo & Postolache, 2008)
More research is needed to understand occupation-specific risk factors and develop evidence-based programs for the workplace (Tiesman, et al., 2015).

Suicide prevention at work

Prevention measures

Employee assistance programs or human resource departments are available to help employees access mental health services (SPRC, 2013)
Promotion of mental health (such as paid mental health days, sufficient vacation time, benefits that acknowledge both physical and mental health services)
Suicide prevention awareness and training
Fostering a culture where help-seeking is encouraged

How to talk to a co-worker you think may be suicidal

Mention you have noticed changes in their behaviour and that you are concerned about them

Hey, you seem to be a bit overwhelmed with all the work you’ve been getting lately. I notice you are a bit more distracted than usual and I’m a bit worried about you. Are you okay?”

Ask them directly if they are having thoughts of suicide and if they a plan to kill themselves,

Sometimes when people feel overwhelmed they think of any way possible to escape their situation. Sometimes they even think about killing themselves. Are you thinking about suicide?”

Connect them with resources in your organization (e.g. human resources, the employee assistance program or another mental health professional) or resources in your community.

(Suicide Prevention Resource Center, 2013)

After a suicide at work

When a suicide occurs in the workplace people in leadership roles need to respond swiftly and appropriately.
Immediately after a suicide, leadership should:

send their condolences to the deceased person’s family;
ask family members if they are comfortable with the leadership acknowledging the death as a suicide to other members of the organization;
communicate the death to employees while respecting the family’s wishes; and
follow any existing crisis response policy guidelines.

In the days and weeks following the suicide, leadership should:

identify those employees most impacted by the death and ensure they receive the grief support they need;
offer psychological resources and supports to all employees; and
decide whether or not to memorialize the deceased.

In the months and years following the suicide, leadership should:

ensure preventative measures (previously listed) are put in place.

(Carson J. Spencer Foundation, 2013; Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention, 2016)

Bullying in the workplace

Workplace bullying can cause:

anxiety;
panic attacks;
depression; and
increased suicide risk for those already at risk.

Bullying includes:

repeated intimidating or abusive behaviour;
assertion of power through aggression; and
calling attention to or mocking a person’s perceived shortcomings (including psychological or physical disabilities).

Bullying does not include:

expressing differences of opinion;
offering constructive feedback, guidance, or advice about work‑related behaviour; and
reasonable management actions (e.g. managing a worker’s performance, disciplinary actions, assigning work).

(Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, 2017; Workplace Mental Health Promotion, 2017)

Resources

Breaking the silence in the workplace: A guide for employers on responding to suicide in the workplace
Irish Hospice Foundation
https://www.iasp.info/pdf/special_interest_groups/workplace/Breaking-the-Silence-in-the-Workplace-A-Guide-for-Employers-on-Responding-to-Suicide-in-the-Workplace.pdf
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
http://www.info-trauma.org/flash/media-f/mitchellCriticalIncidentStressDebriefing.pdf

A Manager’s Guide to Suicide Postvention in the Workplace: 10 Action Steps for Dealing with the Aftermath of Suicide
Carson J. Spencer Foundation
http://actionallianceforsuicideprevention.org/sites/actionallianceforsuicideprevention.org/files/Managers-Guidebook-To-Suicide-Postvention-Web.pdf

References

The American Association Suicidology (2017). Know the warning signs of suicide. Retrieved from http://www.suicidology.org/resources/warning-signs
Anielski, M. (2015). The cost of suicide to Alberta. Retrieved from http://www.anielski.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Suicide-and-Unemployment-in-Alberta.pdf
Canadian Association of Suicide Prevention. (2016). Becoming a suicide-safer workplace. Retrieved from http://suicideprevention.ca/understanding/workplace/becoming-a-suicide-safer-workplace/
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health. Bullying in the workplace. Retrieved from https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/psychosocial/bullying.html
Carson J. Spencer Foundation, Crisis Care Network and the American Association of Suicidology (2013). A manager’s guide to suicide postvention in the workplace: 10 action steps for dealing with the aftermath of suicide. Denver, CO: Carson J. Spencer Foundation
Institute for Work and Health. (2010). Probing the link between occupation and risk of suicide. At Work, 61. Retrieved from https://www.iwh.on.ca/at-work/61/probing-the-link-between-occupation-and-risk-of-suicide
Mental Health Commission of Canada. (2013). Making the case for investing in mental health in Canada. Retrieved from http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/sites/default/files/2016-06/Investing_in_Mental_Health_FINAL_Version_ENG.pdf
Mustard, C., Bielecky, A., Etches, J., Wilkins, R., et al. (2010). Suicide mortality by occupation in Canada, 1991-2001. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 56(6), 369-376.
Stuckler, D., Basu, S., Suhrcke, M., Coutts, A. & McKee, M. (2009). The public health effect of economic crises and alternative policy responses in Europe: An empirical analysis. The Lancet, 374, 315-323.
Suicide Prevention Resource Center. (2015). Costs of suicide. Retrieved from http://www.sprc.org/about-suicide/costs
Suicide Prevention Resource Center. (2013). The role of co-workers in preventing suicide in the workplace. Retrieved from https://www.iasp.info/pdf/special_interest_groups/workplace/coworkers_suicide_prevention.pdf
Tiesman, H., Konda, S., Hartley, D., Menendez, C., Ridenour, M. & Hendricks, S. (2015). Suicide in U.S. workplaces, 2003-2010. American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 48(6), 674-682.
Woo, J. & Postolache, T. (2008). The impact of work environment on mood disorders and suicide: Evidence and implications. International Journal on Disability and Human Development, 7(2), 185-200.
Workplace Bullying Institute. (2007). Workplace Bullying Survey. Retrieved from http://www.workplacebullying.org/research/WBI-Zogby2007Survey.html
Workplace Mental Health Promotion. (2017). Harassment, violence, bullying and mobbing. Retrieved from http://wmhp.cmhaontario.ca/workplace-mental-health-core-concepts-issues/issues-in-the-workplace-that-affect-employee-mental-health/harassment-violence-bullying-and-mobbing

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Saving Lives From Suicide

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This month marked a major milestone for suicide prevention when the Golden Gate Bridge Board of Directors approved the first funding toward construction of a suicide barrier on the San Francisco landmark. Since its opening in 1937, the bridge has become the single most frequently used suicide spot in the United States and second most used site in the world with nearly 1,600 people estimated to have died from jumping off the bridge. The $76 million construction of a steel net that was approved last year is just what is needed to prevent future deaths. A contract to begin building will likely be awarded in March.
This historic decision was of particular meaning to Kevin Hines. Kevin is one of only 34 people known to have survived a jump off the Golden Gate Bridge. Like every other survivor of this typically fatal attempt, Kevin reported regretting his decision the moment he leapt from the bridge. I first met Kevin when making the documentary Understanding and Preventing Suicide. In his interview for the film, Kevin remembered, "At the split second I hit freefall, I didn't want to die. What did I just do? The voices were gone. I was right there, facing ultimate death... I said God, please let me live."
Kevin is not alone in his experience of having severely self-destructive thoughts (or actual hallucinatory voices) telling him to end his life. These thoughts are familiar to people at risk for suicide, and they represent a dangerous “anti-self” that can cloud a person’s thinking and judgment, disconnecting them from reality and their natural desire to live. Like so many others, Kevin reconnected to his real self only a split second after acting on the will of this vicious anti-self. His story has since become living proof that the suicidal state is transient and temporary, and the will to live can persevere. He has gone on to become an international speaker, author and powerful advocate for mental health and suicide prevention.
Kevin’s experience further exemplifies the necessity of restricting means for suicide. A 1978 study by Dr. Richard Seiden from the University of California, Berkeley showed that people who were stopped from jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge rarely went on to die by suicide. Bridge barriers erected in suicide hotspots like the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England not only reduced the number of deaths by suicide on the bridge itself, but did not show an increase in suicide jumps elsewhere in the area. Similar conclusions have been drawn from restricting other highly lethal suicide means like firearms. A study published this year showed that hand gun laws were associated with significantly lower firearm suicide rates as well as a lower overall suicide rate.
Research has consistently debunked the myth that restricting suicide means in one area will only show a spike in suicide in another. As Dr. Seiden noted at the conclusion of his study, “The major hypothesis under test, that Golden Gate Bridge attempters will surely and inexorably “just go someplace else,” is clearly unsupported by the data. Instead, the findings confirm previous observations that suicidal behavior is crisis-oriented and acute in nature.”
Making a method unavailable at the moment in which someone is in a suicidal crisis can keep them alive. Again, suicidal states are transient and temporary; they fluctuate over time. Making it more difficult for someone to access the means for suicide can provide them the time and space necessary to awaken from the trance of the anti-self, to get to the help they need and, ultimately, save their lives. So, how can we get people to the help they need? What can we do on an individual level to help prevent suicide? With World Suicide Prevention Day coming up on Sep. 10, we can all take a little time to learn how we ourselves can act as a suicide barrier for someone in trouble.
The campaign Take 5 to Save Lives is doing a great job of informing people of how taking just five minutes to get informed and involved can make you part of a larger movement to save lives. The campaign lists five steps we can all take right away to become more empowered in the fight to stop suicide. The steps include:

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Learning the warning signs to spot in someone who may be suicidal.
Joining the movement by signing up to "Take 5" and sharing their message on social media.
Spreading the word by telling five people about World Suicide Prevention Day.
Offering support by learning what to do if you encounter a person in trouble.
Reaching out if you or a friend needs help. Learn who you can talk to and where you can go.

Warning Signs for Suicide Can Include:

Disrupted sleep
Isolation
Loss of interest in activities
Extreme self-denial, lack of pleasure
Extreme self-hatred
Feelings of not belonging
Thinking of self as a burden to others
Sudden positive mood change
Suicidal talk

Suicide is often swept under the rug and not talked about out in the open. Yet, almost 1 in 5 people have been personally impacted by a suicide. The most recent data shows that suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States and has been on the rise for eight years in a row. We can all do our part to remove any stigma by taking the subject out of the shadows. I urge everyone to find a way to get involved and welcome anyone to join me along with Kevin Hines on Sep. 9 for the free suicide Webinar, “Help Save a Life: Understanding and Preventing Suicide.” When it comes to suicide, one moment can make a difference, and a little knowledge can be the light that saves a life.
If you or someone you know is in crisis or in need of immediate help, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255). This is The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a free hotline available 24 hours a day to anyone in emotional distress or suicidal crisis.
Learn more about the warning signs for suicide and the helper tasks that can save a life on PsychAlive.org.

Principal reportedly was given ultimatum before suicide

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Principal reportedly was given ultimatum before suicide

By Joshua Rhett Miller

May 30, 2017 | 9:36am | Updated

Principal reportedly was given ultimatum before suicide

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A high school principal in Texas who committed suicide last week was given an ultimatum to resign or be fired during a meeting just before his death, according to a new report.
Investigators believe Dennis Reeves, 45, of Evadale, fatally shot himself with a .380-caliber semi-automatic pistol inside his pickup truck outside Kirbyville High School on May 23. Reeves — principal at the school for the past three years — had just wrapped up a meeting with two administrators and was given the choice between stepping down or losing his job prior to his unexpected death, sources told KFDM.
That revelation contradicts what Kirbyville Superintendent Tommy Wallis has said about the meeting, downplaying reports that Reeves was fired before he killed himself in the school’s parking lot, KFDM reports.

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A staff meeting will be held Tuesday at the school to address Reeves’ death, according to the station.
Wallis and assistant superintendent Georgia Sayers told the station last week they met with Reeves for a routine procedural meeting, including items on summer school and staffing patterns. But sources told KFDM that he was given a choice to resign or be terminated based on allegations against him. The allegations were not disclosed, but were not believed to be criminal, according to the station.
Wallis declined comment when reached by KFDM, referring inquiries to police.
“The district has cooperated with all agencies and extend our thoughts and prayers to the family of Mr. Reeves,” Wallis told the station in a statement.
Calls seeking comment from the Kirbyville Police Department and the Kirbyville Consolidated ISD were not immediately returned Tuesday.
Funeral services for Reeves were held Friday in Silsbee.

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THE DAY OF THE LORD IS NEARER TO THEE...!
MAKE YOURSELVES READY FOR ESCAPE!
HOLINESS IN CHRIST JESUS!!
WATCH AND PRAY!!!
Shall You Be Found Worthy To Escape IF You Live A Life Of Compromise And Excuses To Sin?!
Holiness is the beauty for your Selection To Escape.
Did you know that YOU shall NOT BE SURPRISED at the DAY OF THE LORD, IF you live HOLY and READY?!
"But TAKE HEED to yourselves, LEST your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and CARES OF THIS LIFE, AND THAT DAY COME ON YOU UNEXPECTEDLY.
For IT WILL COME as A SNARE on ALL those who DWELL on the face of THE WHOLE EARTH.
WATCH therefore, and PRAY Always THAT YOU MAY BE Counted WORTHY To ESCAPE All These Things That WILL Come To Pass,
and to stand before the SON OF MAN."
Luke 21:34-36.
"For WHEN they say, "Peace and safety!" then SUDDEN DESTRUCTION comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And THEY Shall Not ESCAPE.
BUT YOU, Brethren, are NOT in sarkness,
So THAT This Day SHOULD Overtake you as a thief.
You Are all sons of LIGHT and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.
Therefore let us Not Sleep, as others do, but let us WATCH and be SOBER.
For those who sleep, sleep at night. ...
But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.
For GOD Did NOT Appoint Us TO WRATH, but to obtain salvation through our Lord JESUS CHRIST."
1Thess 5:3-9
"'These things says HE who has the seven Spirits of GOD and the seven stars:
"I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, BUT YOU ARE DEAD.
Be WATCHFUL, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have NOT found your works perfect before GOD.
Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and Repent.
Therefore IF YOU WILL NOT WATCH, I will come upon you as a thief, AND YOU WILL NOT KNOW what hour I will come upon you."
Rev 3:1-3.
How will you not know it has come, when you see this:
"I looked when HE opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood.
And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind.
Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.
And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, ...every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains,
and said to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!
For THE GREAT DAY OF HIS WRATH has come, and who is able to stand?" "
Rev 6:12-17.
Then if you're ready you'll be taken out at Rev 7:9-17.
THEN, and Surely, HE Shall Open The Seventh.
"When HE opened the Seventh Seal, THERE WAS SILENCE in Heaven for about half an hour.
And I saw the Seven Angels who stand before GOD, and to them were given seven trumpets."
"And I looked, and I heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice,...
"Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!"
"By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed — by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths.
...
But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, Did Not Repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.
And they did not repent of their Murders or their Sorceries or their Sexual Immorality or their Thefts."
Rev 8:1-2, Rev 8:13, Rev 9:18-21.
Shall you be found worthy to Escape These things??
Rev chp 8,9,11,13,15,16,19 and 20.
Isaiah 2:10-21, 13:2-11, 24:1-6,17-23, Ezek 30:1-3, Joel 1:14-15, Joel 2:1-11, Joel 3:14-17, Amos 5:16-20, Zeph 1:14-18.
Holiness in Christ Jesus is the beauty for your selection to Escape.