Depression shares many signs and symptoms with suicide – making it an ideal gateway.
Working upstream offers an opportunity to address suicide before suicidal ideation even occurs.
Depression affects more youth.
Over 40% of youth are experiencing symptoms of depression. While only 20% are experiencing suicidal ideation. This is a unique opportunity to intervene early and support youth before suicidal ideation even occurs.
The signs and symptoms are almost identical.
Depression and suicide share a number of similar signs and symptoms. This makes it an ideal way to talk about mental health and suicide in meaningful ways that allow for early identification and intervention.
Depression is a key “gateway” to discuss mental illness.
Depression is common. Depression is serious. Depression is treatable. Everyone knows someone experiencing depression which means it is an opportunity talk about it in a normalized way.
Early intervention works.
Mental health is a spectrum. From stress to anxiety, anxiety to depression, depression to suicide. We can stop this progression with positive coping mechanisms and support. Everyone deserves good mental health.
Over 90% of suicides have an underlying mental illness.
The vast majority of suicides are individuals with depression many undiagnosed. This means identifying depression early can prevent suicide, and even suicidal ideation, from even taking place.
Depression Education IS Suicide Prevention.
Not only can we prevent suicide, we can improve quality of life, treatment outcomes and more. You can join our movement today.
