Suicide
Feeling suicidal? Know someone who's struggling?
Suicide is a major cause of death and affects people of all backgrounds, including Muslims. Higher rates of suicide in our communities are often linked to social and spiritual challenges. To tackle this, we need to improve access to mental health services, reduce stigma, and promote emotional well-being. At the Family & Youth Institute, our goal is to help you understand the underlying causes and encourage open conversations. We aim to provide communities with the necessary resources to stay resilient. Continue reading to discover how you can make a positive impact on your loved ones and community.
Prevention
Are you having suicidal thoughts? Connect with people you trust. It’s important to understand your emotions and why you feel that way. Check out our infographic for helpful tips.
If you are in crisis, contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline:
- Call or text 988
- Chat at 988lifeline.org
Intervention
Do you have a friend or family member struggling with suicidal thoughts? Our infographic provides 7 steps to intervene and support them. You’ll earn how to assess risks and protective factors, ask appropriate questions, and take necessary actions.
Postvention
Emotions can be difficult in many situations. Survivors and family members dealing with grief require supportive and healthy environments. Gain coping skills and learn to aid others with our grief support toolkit.
Taking steps
We designed our community action guide and toolkit to increase community awareness and education. We help identify ways to integrate prevention efforts into your community. Our resources equip you with the knowledge and tools to better prevent, intervene, and address suicide in your community to save lives. As Allah reminds us, “Whoever saves one life, it is written as if he has saved all humanity” [5:32].
Infographics
Toolkits
Suicide Prevention Community Action Guide
Americans attempt suicide 1.1 million times a year (CDC, 2012). Every 12.3 min another person dies by suicide (CDC, 2015)....
Grief Support Toolkit
This toolkit provides resources about the grieving process, coping with different kinds of loss, and age-specific grief support for children...
The FYI’s Suicide Prevention Toolkit
This toolkit is a curation of culturally attuned resources addressing suicide risks, intervention, assessment, and prevention. Home Toolkits What’s on...
Workshops
Mental Health Workshop
Research & Resource Contributors
At The Family & Youth Institute, we take community education and engagement seriously. Research shows that nurturing relationships, positive experiences, and healthy environments influence positive mental health and well-being. The FYI strives to enhance these qualities by educating and engaging individuals to empower change in communities. We aim to support and uplift young people and their families by conducting original research and translating that research into creative and useful mediums for people like you.
Sameera Ahmed
Khalid Elzamzamy
Testimonials
“I loved the FYI’s Mental Health Workshop! Every day you face challenges with kids, family, and friends. This educational workshop tells us what is really going on with people, how to pick up on those clues, and how to help them and help our family and eventually your community and society.”
“I loved their recommendations for how to make our communities more safe and helpful for people who struggle with mental illnesses of any kind, and the small ways we can do that without requiring drastic changes all at once.”
“The suicide prevention action guide was used as a foundation for our presentations and has been an exceedingly useful resource for our work with the local Muslim community. We appreciate the guide’s comprehensiveness, incorporation of religious texts and themes, and testimonials that demonstrate the culturally-specific challenges that arise when discussing mental health issues with this population. The guide was user-friendly, well-designed, and easily adaptable for use in multiple settings.”
Feedback
Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us. It helps us refine and improve our efforts to better serve you. Whether it’s positive comments that motivate us or constructive criticism that guides our enhancements, your insights are an essential part of our journey. We genuinely appreciate your time and input as we work to provide the best possible experience. Thank you for being a part of our process!
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