Emergence Health Network Noreen Jaramillo speaks to EHN Crisis Counselor Veronica Guerrero about Suicide Prevention

September is Suicide Awareness month. A suicide happens in American every 11 minutes. Guerrero discusses the behaviors to take notice of that someone is contemplating self harm.In this episode we discuss the best way to approach someone who is suicidal and if they do confide their intentions with you, and the next steps that could save their life. Guererro also talks about the #1 comment to avoid and when immediate help from 9-1-1 is needed.The advice for interacting with the survivors of those that have lost someone to suicide.  How the V-A-R acronym can help with those tough discussions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.