Florida School Toolkit for K-12 Educators to Prevent Suicide

SUICIDAL IDEATION DEFINITIONS AND PROMPTS Past Month Ask questions 6. YES NO 6) Have you ever done anything, started to do anything, or prepared to do anything to end your life? Examples: collected pills, obtained a gun, gave away valuables, wrote a will or suicide note, took out pills but didn’t swallow any, held a gun but changed your mind or it was grabbed from your hand, went to the roof but didn’t jump; or actually took pills, tried to shoot yourself, cut yourself, tried to hang yourself, etc. (Ideation: Suicide behavior) Lifetime Past 3 Months If YES, ask: Were any of these in the past 3 months?  Low Risk  Moderate Risk  High Risk For inquiries and training information, contact Kelly Posner, Ph.D. New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10032; posnerk@nyspi.columbia.edu © 2008 The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. 69