We are pleased to announce that Ripple’s suicide prevention community conversation is back… “If they’re talking there’s time.” Suicide is preventable! If a person is experiencing suicidal ideations regardless of the reason, there is hope. From the talks we have already done we have discovered people are more comfortable with the idea of giving someone CPR than having to talk to someone about suicide.
Perhaps this is because it is hard for them to understand what could push someone into wanting to take their own life?
Maybe it is because they are afraid of saying the wrong thing and making the situation worse?
The goal of this conversation is to inform, educate, and create an understanding of how to help someone in crisis. If someone needs CPR to save their life, you are fighting against the clock. Every minute that passes reduces their chance of survival. If a person is experiencing suicidal ideations that clock is on your side. Every minute that passes brings that person closer to being safe in the moment. This is how the name of the conversation came to be, if they’re talking there’s time.
