Protective Factors

These things can help someone through periods of crisis

  • Family or friends or community
  • Positive self-esteem
  • Sobriety
  • Sense of hope
  • Good health
  • Counselor or Therapist (depression screening)
  • Treatment availability
  • Calm environment
  • Pet(s)
  • Medication compliance
  • Responsibility for children
  • Duty to others
  • Job security
  • Difficult access to lethal means (i.e; gun, pills, etc)
  • Religious beliefs
  • Resiliency
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