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Geauga County Board of Mental Health & Recovery Services
13244 Ravenna Road
Chardon, Ohio 44024
Phone 440-285-2282
Fax: 440-285-9617
Hearing Impaired 1-800-750-0750
email: gbmhadas@lightstream.net

Hours Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Jim Adams, Executive Director, CEO

 

 

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suicide

Geauga County Suicide Prevention Coalition

440-285-3945
Fax: 440-285-2756

SUICIDE MYTHS

Talking about suicide might cause a person to act.
The Truth Is:
It helps to show the person you take them seriously and care. Many people are relieved with the opportunity to talk.

A person who threatens suicide won't really follow through.
The Truth Is:
80% of suicide completers talk about it before the make any suicide attempt.

Only "crazy" people kill themselves.
The Truth Is:
Few people who kill themselves have lost touch with reality. They simply feel deep emotional pain and see no other options for relief.

No one I know would do that.
The Truth Is:
Suicide is an equal opportunity killer - striking the rich, poor, beautiful, unattractive, young, and old.

People who attempt suicide are just trying to get attention.
The Truth Is:

They are trying to alleviate their pain.

Suicide is a big city or metropolitan problem. It is not a problem in Geauga County.
The Truth Is:
Many rural areas have higher suicide rates then urban areas.

If a person wants to die, there is really nothing we can do to stop them.
The Truth Is:
They want to end their pain, not their lives.

 

The Geauga County Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.