Advocates stress suicide warning signs awareness

Mental health advocates are changing the narrative on suicide for World Suicide Prevention Day. 22 News reporter Sarah Bianame joins us live in studio with steps you can take to help prevent suicide. Exactly. Nick and CR advocates are stressing the fact that suicide can be prevented and that there is help and hope available worldwide. Kimberly Lee with Mira Vista tells me that there is no specific population or age group at higher risk for suicide. Everyone can be affected by mental health. She says dying by suicide can be motivated by many factors. Some include finances or relationships. The persistent feelings of depression is what can lead to someone killing themselves. Bise says you can help someone that may be struggling. The most important thing to remember on this day and any day when it comes to helping individuals to find the help that they need is to ask them, "How are you?" And Lee says there are also warning signs. If an individual is struggling emotionally, she says they might withdraw from their favorite hobbies and even change their sleeping or eating habits. Other helpful resources include the 247988 suicide and crisis lifeline, the Massachusetts behavior health helpline, and several local programs at Mira Vista and NAMI. They support survivors of suicide loss, too. working for you. Sarah Bianma, 22 News.