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Dialogue game: Asking about suicide correctly

This is a brief simulated conversation about asking a person who may be suicidal how they are feeling, and correctly referring them to receive help. 

The simulation takes the form of a "dialogue game" and includes a script whereby the reader practices talking to someone who may be considering suicide. This exercise can be a useful practice opportunity given that the rates of suicide (at least in the United States) continue to...

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suicide, depression, crisis intervention, suicide prevention
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
December 26, 2019
Date Modified in MERLOT:
February 11, 2022
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Submitter:
Chris Caulkins
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Grade School, Middle School, High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
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English
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This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

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Jane Moore
Jane Moore (Faculty)
16 weeks ago
1/22 - Suicide has happened so frequently during the pandemic. It is important that teachers and teachers-to-be have a grasp on ways to approach students that might be suicidal.
Julie Evey
Julie Evey (Faculty)
2 years ago
According to the CDC, suicide rates increased in all states but one in the United States from 1996 to 2016, https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/suicide/index.html. "More than half of people who died by suicide did not have a known mental health condition." It is critical that we become comfortable discussing this topic and know where to refer individuals.