Source: # Mental health crisis and suicide prevention – what to do Recognising a mental health emergency, warning signs of suicide, how to keep someone safe, rights in care and fighting stigma. ## Chapters on this topic ### Chapter 18: Mental-Health Emergency and Safety Tonight is a casualty problem first : Stay. Ask. Remove access if you can. Call. Do not keep a lethal secret. - [18.1 Why emergency knowledge is crucial](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/18#why-emergency-knowledge-is-crucial/) - [18.2 Recognising suicide risk](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/18#recognising-suicide-risk/) - [18.3 What to do if someone may be suicidal](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/18#what-to-do-if-someone-may-be-suicidal/) - [18.4 When there is risk of harm to others](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/18#when-there-is-risk-of-harm-to-others/) - [18.5 Severe psychosis or mania](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/18#severe-psychosis-or-mania/) - [18.6 Substance-related emergencies](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/18#substance-related-emergencies/) - [18.7 Creating a safety plan](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/18#creating-a-safety-plan/) - [18.8 After a crisis](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/18#after-a-crisis/) - [18.9 Local resources](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/18#local-resources/) - [18.10 A simple story](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/18#a-simple-story-11/) - [18.11 Reflection activity](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/18#reflection-activity-12/) ### Chapter 32: Rights, Stigma and Suicide Prevention Language, law, and the night that must not be faced alone - [32.1 Stigma](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/32#stigma/) - [32.2 Rights](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/32#rights/) - [32.3 Who is pushed further out](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/32#who-is-pushed-further-out/) - [32.4 Suicide prevention](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/32#suicide-prevention/) - [32.5 What a family can actually do](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/32#what-a-family-can-actually-do/) - [Volume 7 in one page](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/32#volume-7-in-one-page/) - [32.6 Understanding stigma](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/32#understanding-stigma/) - [32.7 How to challenge stigma](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/32#how-to-challenge-stigma/) - [32.8 Self-stigma: if you feel ashamed](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/32#self-stigma-if-you-feel-ashamed/) - [32.9 Community-based support](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/32#community-based-support/) - [32.10 Becoming an advocate](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/32#becoming-an-advocate/) - [Key points to remember](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/chapter/32#key-points-to-remember-7/) ## Stories from real life (11) - [The Message to the Team](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/the-message-to-the-team-72/) – Dev, 24, a colleague of Mira's in Mumbai, sends a late message that says, "Tell the team I am sorry for everything. I won't… - [The Night the Neighbour Stopped Sleeping](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/the-night-the-neighbour-stopped-sleeping-73/) – Mrs Dsouza, 45, in Bengaluru, had been unwell for years and stopped her medicine last month. For four days she has not slept, believes… - [Too Much, Too Fast](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/too-much-too-fast-74/) – At a college party in Goa, Kunal, 20, drinks heavily after his friends dare him. Later he is slumped on a sofa, hard to… - [Four Lines on a Card](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/four-lines-on-a-card-75/) – After a hospital stay, Anjali, 32, in Delhi has made it through a very dark week. Her counsellor suggests building a safety plan together… - [The Sixteen-Year-Old’s Notebook](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/the-sixteen-year-olds-notebook-76/) – Sameer's mother, Anita, 44, in Pune, found her son Sameer's notebook with lines about being a burden and wanting to disappear. He is 16,… - [Amit, Age 25](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/amit-age-25-174/) – For months, a heavy darkness had been swallowing Amit. He stopped going to work, locked himself in his room, and began telling his family… - [The Meeting He Did Not Join](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/the-meeting-he-did-not-join-134/) – Daniel, thirty-four, a logistics supervisor in Nairobi, had been treated for depression for four months and was doing better. He had not told anyone… - [What Farah Said at the Bus Stop](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/what-farah-said-at-the-bus-stop-135/) – Farah, twenty-two, a college friend of Imran in Karachi, had been quiet for weeks. At the bus stop one evening she said lightly, 'You… - [The Room With the Latch](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/the-room-with-the-latch-136/) – Kofi, thirty, had lived with schizophrenia for ten years in a village outside Kumasi. After his last relapse, his family, frightened by neighbours' talk,… - [Sam Told Nobody at Home](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/sam-told-nobody-at-home-137/) – Sam, seventeen, a pupil in Sydney, had told two friends that he was a boy, though everyone at home still used a different name.… - [The Words We Use After Ravi](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/story/the-words-we-use-after-ravi-138/) – Ravi, twenty-six, died by suicide in Bengaluru. His older brother, Kiran, was left with a house full of relatives and whispered questions. An uncle… ## More topics - [What is mental health? A simple guide to the mind and who can help](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/mental-health-basics/) - [The brain, hormones and body chemistry behind your moods](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/brain-and-body/) - [Emotions, anger and mood swings – understanding your feelings](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/emotions/) - [Stress – causes, symptoms and how to reduce stress at work and in exams](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/stress/) - [Anxiety, panic attacks and fear – signs, causes and what helps](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/anxiety/) - [Depression and low mood – signs, causes and the way back](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/depression/) - [Trauma, grief and loss – healing at your own pace](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/trauma-grief/) - [Children, teenagers and parents – mental health at home and school](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/children-parents/) - [Sleep problems, food and daily routine for a healthy mind](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/sleep-food-routine/) - [Counselling, therapy and psychiatric medicines explained](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/therapy-medicines/) - [Helping a loved one with mental illness – family and relationships](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/family-relationships/) - [The five senses, the five elements and the mind](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/senses-elements/) - [Bhagavad Gita, yoga and Indian wisdom for mental peace](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/spiritual-wisdom/) - [Addiction to alcohol, tobacco, drugs and gambling – signs and recovery](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/addiction/) - [Phone addiction, social media and screen time – digital well-being](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/digital-life/) - [Ageing well, memory loss and dementia – caring for elders](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/topic/later-life/) [myadvisorfriend@gmail.com](mailto:myadvisorfriend@gmail.com) · [Contact](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/contact/) · [About](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/about/) · [Privacy](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/privacy/) · [Disclaimer](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/disclaimer/) --- *Psychology for Everyone – A Mental Well Being Series* by Satish Zope · free to read · Contact: [myadvisorfriend@gmail.com](mailto:myadvisorfriend@gmail.com) · [About](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/about/) · [Privacy](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/privacy/) · [Disclaimer](https://psychologyforeveryone.in/disclaimer/)