• Warning Signs
• Risk Factors
• What do I say/do if someone is considering suicide?

Social awareness can be spread around the world in seconds with all the forms of social media we have today. However, we must be good stewards of how we spread information. Here’s a list of things to do and not to do when discussing suicide. Our words have power — use them for good.

• First Choice Employee Assistance Program – Available 24/7 to employees and their dependents online or by calling 1-800-777-4114. Human Resources is coordinating with First Choice EAP to provide crisis support services to employees through small groups and Zoom options. Dates and times will be released later today. 
• Grant Mental Health – 24 hour crisis line – 509-765-1717 or 1-800-852-2923
• Adams County 24-hour Crisis Response Line — 509-488-5611 (Othello) and 509-659-4357 (Ritzville, Lind, Washtucna)
• Veterans Crisis Line — 1-800-273-8255 and PRESS 1 or Text 838255
• Big Bend Counseling Center:

  Heidi Gephart
  Counselor
  heidig@bigbend.edu
  509-793-2029

  Jaime Garza
  Counselor
  jaimega@bigbend.edu
  509-7932035

  MariAnne Zavala-Lopez
  Counselor
  mariannez@bigbend.edu
  509-793-2028

• If you have lost a loved one to suicide, you are not alone. These resources are available to help survivors of suicide loss.
  • Peer Support for Survivors of Suicide Loss Program
  • Suicide Prevention Resources for Survivors of Suicide Loss
  • Crisis Connections
• State, county and community resources are available for immediate help and ongoing support.
  • Washington State Suicide Prevention Plan
  • County Mental Health Crisis Lines
  • Washington’s Suicide Preventions Coalitions
• Additional Resources
• • Forefront Suicide Prevention
  • Big Bend Counseling Services
  • Washington’s Suicide Preventions Coalitions