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By Mayo Clinic staffPrevention of suicide involves both individuals and communities. Suicide prevention strategies include:
- Learning the warning signs of suicide and suicidal behavior
- Honest discussion with someone who may be suicidal
- Increasing access to mental health care
- Learning skills such as resilience and assertiveness
- Anger management
- Conflict resolution
- Improved awareness among primary care doctors of suicide risks and warning signs
- Restricting access to lethal weapons of suicide, such as not keeping guns in your home
- Better treatment of depression and other mental illnesses
- Developing a strong network of friends and social support