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Warning Signs of Potential Suicide:

• Change in eating and sleeping habits
• Withdrawl from friends, family, and regular activities
• Violent actions, rebellious behavior, and running away
• Drug and/or alcohol abuse
• Unusual neglect of personal appearance
• Marked personality change
• Persistant boredom, difficulty concentrating, or a decline in the quality of school work
• Frequent complaints about physical symptoms, often relating to emotions, such as stomach aches, headaches, fatigue, etc…..
• Loss of interest in pleasurable activities
• Complaining of being “rotten inside”
• Gives verbal hints with statements such as: “I won’t be a problem for you much longer” “nothing matters” “it’s no use” or “I won’t see you again”
• Becomes suddenly cheerful after a period of depression

Where to Get HELP:

• Contact the LHS Counseling Center @ 689-1617 or by going to any of the counselors on staff in the office
• Texas Youth Hotline: Call for help at 1-800-210-2278
• Contact the Emergency Room at Midland Memorial Hospital @ 685-1555
• Midland Sheriff’s Crisis Unit @ 688-4635
• Centers for Children and Families @ 570-1084
• Heritage Counseling Services @ 685-3787
• Samaritan Counseling @ 563-4144
• Permian Basin Community Centers – Suicide Hotline @ 570-3300
• BCA, Behavioral Hospital @ 561-5915