Urgent Care: Preventing Suicide

These articles explain the attitudes and actions that are critical to providing effective care to people contemplating suicide. Use them to do your part in shepherding people out of deep depression.Table of Contents:A Quick Guide For ActionKey points for caregiving ministryby Building Church LeadersA Preventable Tragedy?Congregations and ministries work together to take on the complex issue of suicide.By Peri Stone-PalmquistSaving the SuicidalIncreased knowledge and persistent hope are two of the church's most potent weapons.by Jolene L. RoehlkepartainWarning SignsThese indicators of stress can provide clues that a person is in danger of suicide.by Building Church LeadersWhen the Call ComesTake these specific steps when there's someone on the phone threatening suicide.by James D. BerkleySuicide: An OverviewThe first step in a prevention program is to acknowledge the reality of the problem. by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Myths and RealitiesSome "common knowledge" about th