“Suicide doesn’t end the chances of life getting worse, rather it eliminates the possibility of it ever getting any better” Listen Here: anchor.fm/as-the-crow-flies/episodes/S1-E5-Suicide---The-S-Word-Part-One-ehpvtv Released on August 7 (run time of 33:52) as the first in a three-part special series on suicide and suicide prevention. In this episode we considered the impact of suicide, noting that the World Health Organisation estimates that around 300 million people are affected by depression worldwide, and that depression can be one of the contributing factors in suicidal ideation. We also noted the stark reality that there is believed to be around 800,000 deaths by suicide in the world each year, or one person every 39 seconds. In addition for every death by suicide we know that there are more than 20 others who have made a significant attempt. This means that there are around 16 million suicide attempts every year, or 5 attempts every 10 seconds. We considered the key findings of the recent report into Seafarers Mental Health & Wellbeing produced by Cardiff University's Seafarers International Research Centre, which suggested that contact with home was the number one desire of seafarers, and has the potential for considerable improvement in wellbeing aboard. iosh.com/media/6306/seafarers-mental-health-wellbeing-full-report.pdf We also thought about what the bible has to say about suicide and depression, and why many people are reluctant to talk about how they are really feeling. We were introduced to a useful mnemonic when assessing someone who we might perceive is having thoughts of suicide: S-E-A S stands for Sensing or Perceiving that someone might have thoughts of suicide; E stands for Exploring, what we see, hear, see or learn about the person that might cause us to ask the vital question "are you thinking about suicide?"; and A which stands for Acting, taking appropriate action if someone says that they are having thoughts of suicide, and how to keep them safe. Then the episode concluded by unpacking the first part of S-E-A by thinking about the key signs to look for, when we might think that someone is having thoughts of suicide - using a second mnemonic: IS PATH WARM Useful Resources shared in the podcast: Ted Talk Why we need to talk about suicide by Mark Henick @ TEDxToronto www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1QoyTmeAYw&vl=en Psych Central Show Podcast Debunking Suicide Myths and Misconceptions psychcentral.com/blog/podcast-debunking-suicide-myths-and-misconceptions/ Suicide Prevention Help Guide www.helpguide.org/articles/suicide-prevention/suicide-prevention.htm Beyond Blue www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts/suicide-prevention
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