Love · Compassion · Hope
Suicide Warning Signs
Knowing the signs can save a life. This hub brings together plain-language guidance, safety planning, and compassionate support for yourself or someone you love. You are not alone, and help is always within reach.
If you or someone else is in danger right now
Immediate Help
A crisis is temporary, even when the pain feels permanent. Reach out trained people are ready to listen any hour of the day.
Call or text 988
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline connects you with a caring, trained counselor free and confidential, 24 hours a day.
When to call 911 or 988
Not sure which number to use? Learn when a situation calls for emergency services and when the Lifeline is the right first step.
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Understanding Suicide
Understanding why suicidal thoughts happen is the first step toward helping. These resources explain the facts clearly and compassionately without stigma or fear.
Suicide Information
A clear, foundational overview of what suicide is, how common it is, and why open, honest conversation matters.
Understanding Suicide
A deeper look at the experience of suicidal thinking and the human reasons behind it.
Myths vs. Facts
Separating harmful myths from the truth so you can respond with confidence, not fear.
Why People Become Suicidal
The pain, isolation, and circumstances that can lead someone to consider ending their life.
Read: Why People Become Suicidal
Risk Factors for Suicide
The conditions and life events that can raise someone’s risk and why noticing them matters.
Read: Risk Factors for Suicide
Teen Suicide Warning Signs
What to watch for in young people, whose warning signs can look different from adults’.
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How to Respond & Keep Someone Safe
If you’ve noticed the signs in yourself or someone else these steps show you what to do next, calmly and effectively.
If someone else is suicidal
Hope ahead
Prevention & Protection
Prevention isn’t only for emergencies. Everyday connection, planning, and support build resilience long before a crisis begins.
Suicide Prevention
Practical ways individuals and communities can help prevent suicide.
Protective Factors That Save Lives
The relationships and resources that strengthen people against crisis.
Prevention Starts Before Crisis
Why early connection and awareness are the most powerful tools we have.
Removing Access to Lethal Means
One of the most effective, practical ways to keep someone safe during a crisis.
You are not alone
Support After a Loss
Grief after suicide is uniquely heavy. If you’ve lost someone, these resources offer understanding, community, and a path toward healing.
Suicide Loss Support
Compassionate guidance for those who have lost someone to suicide including what to expect, how to grieve, and how to begin healing.
Grief & Healing
An overview of the grief journey after loss understanding the waves of emotion and finding your path forward.
Grief and Suicide Risk
How the grief of losing someone to suicide can itself become a risk factor and what survivors can do to stay safe.
Books for Grief After a Suicide Loss
A curated collection of books written to support those grieving a suicide loss for survivors, families, and those who walk alongside them.
Read: Books for Grief After a Suicide Loss
After the Silence Series
A multi-book series exploring grief, loss, and the slow, courageous journey toward healing after devastating tragedy.
Read: After the Silence Series
About Our Foundation
Learn about the Love Compassion Hope Suicide Prevention Foundation who we are, what drives our mission, and how you can be part of it.
