Students' Help
The Jason Foundation has created a system for the youth of today to help prevent another person from taking their life. One part of this is the use of the "LIFE" model, which is an anagram for:
• Listen to your friends when they need to talk about problems or thoughts of suicide.
• Insist that they be honest with you.
• Feelings—share them with each other.
• Extend a helping hand and go with them to get a responsible adult involved to help.
This method was created as a way to approach an endangered teen in a non-threatening way about the teen's actions or thoughts. The Jason Foundation stresses that if someone knows about their friend thinking about suicide to never keep it to oneself, communicate the problem to a parent, a school guidance counselor, or a teacher about what was heard.
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