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safe place(s), 51, 55, 63, 201
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safety plan. See also Safety Planning Intervention
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asking for help, 141–42
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completing, 139–41
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distracting activities, 140–41
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on gap between crisis and therapy, 160
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identifying warning signs, 136–38
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internal coping strategies, 140–41
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means restriction, 153–54, 199
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reasons for living, 144
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as a stabilization plan, 145
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suicidal risk curve, 137–38
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talking to a professional, 142
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use of, in Denmark, 210–11
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Safety Planning Intervention, 134–35, 210–11
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Salish community, 29
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SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration), 55, 105, 133, 197, 198
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Sandelier, Matthew, 192, 193, 194
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Satow, Donna and Phil, 204
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seeking help. See help-seeking
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selective interventions, 214
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self-care, 112
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self-cutting, 202
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self-harm, 90, 91, 126–27
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self-reliance, 57
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senicide, 121
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serotonin, 69–72, 74–75, 112
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sewing circles, 55
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sexual addiction, 96–97
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sexual assault/harassment, 175–76
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shame, 6, 30, 56–57, 107, 122. See also stigma
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Shelby County Fair, 33–34
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signs of suicide, 6
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Simon, Gregory E., 171
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skin conductance response, 168–69
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sleep debt, 41
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sleep disturbance, 41
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smudging, 22
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Snook, John, 104
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social anxiety, 88
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social connections, 93, 123, 224
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social isolation, 78
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social media
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as bullying multiplier, 87–88
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contributing to mental health disorders, 90–91
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good side of, 88
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Instagram, 90–91
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negative side of, 88
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social anxiety and, 88
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suicide pacts on, 90
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teen suicide study, 89–90
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solitude, 93. See also loneliness
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Sorrell, Anna Whiting, 18, 29–30, 54, 58–59, 230–31
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Sotero, Michelle, 59
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Soviet Union embargo of 1979, 49
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SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), 74–75
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Stabenow, Debbie, 132
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stabilization plans, 145–46, 153–54, 161–64. See also Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality; Safety Planning Intervention
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Standing Red Bear (Gary Door), 55–56
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Stanley, Barbara, 134–38, 140–44, 145, 210. See also Safety Planning Intervention
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Stanley and Brown Safety Plan, 156–57. See also Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality
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Stevens, Patty, 17–18, 19, 22, 53
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stigma, 5–6, 56–57, 92, 102, 186–88, 217
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stressors
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brain injuries, 28
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Employee Assistance Programs and, 112
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for farmers, 35–36, 38
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for LGBTQIA+ youth, 224
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psychological pain as, 12–13
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puberty onset and, 221–22
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worry, 37–39
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student deaths, 203–4
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substance abuse, 20, 79, 177. See also SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
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suicidal care
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suicidal crisis
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duration of, 98
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emergency care when in, 207
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emotional perspective, 72
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lethal means, 48
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problems in seeking help in (See seeking help)
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steps to take during, 62, 193
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tunnel vision in, 72
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suicidal ideation
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assumptions of, 166
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in college/university, 203–6
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desire to talk and, 108
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feelings of comfort with, 153
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frequency of, 33
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prevalence of, 124, 146
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as rapidly changing, 167
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screening for, 76–77
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signs of, 40–41, 106–8
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treatment programs for, 33
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types of, 167
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suicidal urges, as short-lived, 142–43
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suicide
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Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, 105, 111
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suicide attempts
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college/university students and, 203–4
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decreasing, 178–79
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gaining proficiency at, 126
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genetic risk for, 79–80
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indicators of, 26
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lethal or near-lethal, 128
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means of death, 98–99
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predicting future, 73–74, 170–71
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prevalence of, 124
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survivors of, 5–6, 24–26
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women vs men, 98–99
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Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE), 12
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suicide belt, 221
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suicide clusters, 14–17, 26, 57
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suicide contagion, 12–16, 63
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suicide emergency treatment, 131
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suicide information, 7
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suicide misclassification, 95
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suicide pacts, 90
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suicide predictions, 160, 169–70
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suicide prevention
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actions to take in, 109–11
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campaign for, 227
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clinics, 207–9, 211–12
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Denmark programs on, 213–14
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firearms and, 47–48, 110, 143
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follow-up, 111
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means restriction (See lethal means restriction)
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medications and, 143–44
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prized possessions and, 228–29
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wearable technology for, 167–69
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suicide prevention programs
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ACE (Ask, Care, and Escort) concept, 192–94
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Air Force Suicide Prevention Program, 185–90
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culture and prevention, 55
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immersive training experience, 190–94
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QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Institute, 228
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Wingman Connect program, 194–96
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Zero Suicide program, 198–200
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suicide rates
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of adolescents, 222
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after hospital discharge, 134
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Air Force, 185–86, 188, 190, 194
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of black men and women, 93, 94–95
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of black youth, 94–95
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of college/university students, 204
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in Denmark, 206
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for farmers, 34–35
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at higher altitudes, 220–21
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involving firearms, 77
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mental health provider shortage and, 223
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of military personnel, 172, 174, 176
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of military veterans, 172, 176
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of older persons, 224
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overlooked deaths, 172
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pulling-together effect on, 124
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social media and, 89–90
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undercounting, 94–95
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in the US, 2–3, 116, 195
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of white youths, 94
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of young people, 88–89
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suicide reduction. See also Kleiman’s EMI app
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Air Force programs for, 190–96
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Air Force report, 185
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creating comprehensive programs, 223–24
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Danish approach to, 206–7
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population-based strategies, 184
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roadblocks to, 222–23
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trial program, 161
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suicide risks. See also risk factors
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assessment for, 198–99
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combat and, 174
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early puberty, 221
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medications, 75
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of military veterans, 171–72
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pain and, 126–27
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risk concentration, 177
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risk curve, 137–38
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screening program, 77
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suicide contagion and, 16–17
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unemployment and, 220
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suicide screening program, 76–77
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suicide stressors. See stressors
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suicide-focused interventions, 74
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survivors of suicide
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Swaney, Kimberly, 19–22, 119
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systems approaches, 184–85