A teen in a home with a firearm is at greater risk, as shooting is the most frequent method chosn by adloescents to kill themselves. The potentiality is greater if communication between the individual and his or her relatives has been broken off, and they reject efforts by the individual or others to reestablish communication or if the individual has a history of difficulty in expressing how they feel. The potentiality is greater if is a significant other, such as a husband or wife, evidence a defensive, rejecting, punishing attitude, or denies that the individual needs help. Suicide happens without warning. The difficutly is that not everyone recognizes the signs and symptoms that would alert them to the possibility of suicide.
Suicidal people are fully intent on dying.
Once suicidal, a person is suicidal forever. Most young people who work through a suicidal crisis can go on to lead healthy lives. Once a person attempts suicide, the humiliation and pain will prevent future attempts. It is critical that concerned adults and peers monitor a student who has attempted suicide for several months following the attempt. Those students who receive help for their suicidal risk before they made an attempt have a better prognosis than those who were intervened upon following an attempted suicide.