Suicide Prevention Awareness
This worksheet helps Grade 10 students understand the importance of suicide prevention, identify warning signs, and learn how to support themselves and others.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet is designed to help you understand and engage with important topics related to suicide prevention. If you are struggling or need support, please reach out to a trusted adult, school counselor, or a crisis hotline.
1. Which of the following is NOT a common warning sign of someone contemplating suicide?
Talking about feeling hopeless or having no reason to live
Dramatic mood swings
Sudden interest in a new hobby or sport
Giving away prized possessions
2. What is the most important thing to do if a friend confides in you about suicidal thoughts?
Tell them to cheer up and distract themselves
Keep it a secret to protect their trust
Immediately seek help from a trusted adult or crisis professional
Suggest they talk to someone else
3. The feeling of extreme sadness, loss of interest, and hopelessness that can impact someone's daily life is often a symptom of .
4. A is a trained professional who can help individuals cope with mental health challenges.
5. The act of intentionally ending one's own life is called .
6. Asking someone directly if they are thinking about suicide will put the idea in their head.
True
False
7. Mental health conditions are a sign of weakness.
True
False
8. List three resources available in your community or online where someone experiencing suicidal thoughts can find help.
9. Describe why it's important to break the stigma surrounding mental health and suicide.
10. The brain plays a critical role in our mental health. Look at the diagram of the human brain below.
Briefly explain how factors like stress, sleep deprivation, or chemical imbalances can affect brain function and, consequently, a person's mental well-being.