Suicide Prevention and Intervention
Contact a mental health or medical provider if you encounter or experience any of these behaviors:
Hopelessness, emptiness, or apathy Rage, anger, or recklessness
Feeling helpless, trapped, out of control Increased drinking and/or drug use
Withdrawal from family or friends Anxiety, agitation, sleep problems
Dramatic mood changes Citing no reason for living, desire to die
Local, State, & National Resources
Baltimore
Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress
This resource is for helping children and their families cope and recover from the effects of trauma and stress.
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Baltimore Crisis Response Inc: BCRI's Crisis, Information and Referral Hotline is available 24/7. Trained counselors provide mental health and substance use information and referrals, supportive counseling, suicide crisis intervention and adolescent crisis intervention to anyone in need. They also dispatch emergency assistance and link callers with more intensive BCRI and community services.
Maryland
Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress
This resource is for helping children and their families cope and recover from the effects of trauma and stress.
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AFSP Maryland Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, and it is the eleventh leading cause of death in Maryland. The work AFSP does focuses on educating our communities about mental health and suicide prevention, advocating for public policy, and offering support for suicide loss survivors. Anyone can use this site and find help.
National
A great place for parents/educators to learn information to help struggling teens.
https://childmind.org/article/teen-suicides-risk-factors/
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The Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a site for parents, youth and young adults who need help or information.
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/youth/