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Lakeside's Adult Suicide Prevention Program is a unique inpatient program designed to reduce the risk of suicide by addressing psychiatric illnesses associated with increased risk of suicidal behaviors - especially mood disorders, addictions, and psychological traumas.

The program includes:

• Extensive Risk Assessment throughout Program
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing based Trauma Treatment
• Physician Lead Group Therapy by Ken Tullis, M.D., F.A.S.A.M
• Continued Support System for Relapse Prevention

Suicide Risk Factors

• One or more diagnosable mental or substance abuse disorders
• Impulsivity
• Adverse life events/traumas
• Family history of mental or substance abuse disorder
• Family history of suicide or suicide attempt
• Family violence, including physical or sexual abuse
• Prior suicide attempt
• Firearm in the home
• Incarceration
• Exposure to the suicidal behavior of others, including family, peers, or in the media

Written by Dr. Ken Tullis, M.D., F.A.S.A.M
Dual Diagnosis Program, Psychological Trauma Services, Impaired Professional Program. Suicide Prevention Services, Lakeside Behavioral Health

Facts About Suicide

• Suicide is a complex behavior usually caused by a combination of factors.
• Most people who die from suicide have a diagnosable mental or substance abuse disorder, frequently both.
• 85 Americans die from suicide each day.
• Males are at least four times more likely to die from suicide than women.
• Firearms are the most common means of suicide among men and women.
• Between 1952 and 1996, the suicide rate among adolescents and young adults nearly tripled.
• Between 1980 and 1996, the suicide rate among African American males age 15-19 increased 105%.
• Suicide rates increase with age and are highest among white American males age 65 years and older.
• Suicide is preventable. With the appropriate assessment and treatment, together with ongoing support, many can fully overcome suicidal feelings and thoughts.