Health Grade 7 Focus 5 - Depression and Suicide Awareness

If you need support while learning the Depression awareness and suicide prevention unit, you should...

• keep it to yourself

• talk to a friend

• talk to your pet

• talk to a trusted adult

Depression is a mental health challenge that makes people feel very sad all the time

• True

• False

• All of the above

Suicide is taking one's own life. It is a serious public health problem that affects even young people.

• True

• False

For youth between the ages of 10 and 24, suicide is the second leading cause of death.

• True

• False

Common signs of depression and suicide in adolescents are:

• playing a lot of fortnite

• going on tik tok

• Dramatic change in behavior, personality and/or appearance.

• none of the above

Pick the correct resource for Getting Help

• Youth Crisis Hotline of Montgomery County [phone]

• Montgomery County Crisis Center [phone]

• Maryland Safe Schools Tip Line 1-833-MD-B-Safe

• All options are great resources

A trusted adult in your life may be a relative, friend, teacher, school counselor or anyone else you feel comfortable with and can trust.

• True

• False

ACT stands for

• Acknowledge Care Tell

• Anybody Care Too?

• A Cookie Treat

• Answer, Call, Tell

If your friend is experiencing suicidal thoughts, you cant help them because you are not an adult.

• True

• False!

Pick one of the following that describes your learning experience in this unit.

• I did not learn anything new

• This unit helped me better understand Depression and Suicide Prevention

• Good, but I would have liked to spend more time on this unit

• I am undecided