How can you tell if someone is going to commit suicide?!

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Hi Kaylaa!

It does sound like your friend is depressed and his mother really should know. Prolonged depression can lead to suicidal thoughts. Many teens are afraid to tell their parents, but they feel a sense of relief once they tell because they no longer have to pretend in front of them.

You are doing the right thing by reaching out. Please talk to his mother and let her know your thoughts. You can give him our website as a resource: www.yourlifeyourvoice.org

Thanks for being such a great friend! Let us know if we can help again!

Counselor, CJ
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You can't, sometimes. 4 out of 5 people who commit suicide show clear signs of their intentions.
It's important not to jump to conclusions here. Plus, depression isn't always something that you either do or don't have; you can dip in and out of it. Before you talk to him mom, try and cheer him up. Get him out of the house and do stuff with him at weekends and stuff, surprise him with a phone call..I'm depressed and pretty much don't have the ability to be happy, but whenever someone does something nice for me it cheers me up, even if it's only a little.
It's not a particularly good sign, but it's good that he's willing to tell someone. So talk to him about it some more, ask him what he thinks would help..And if it carries on for a few more weeks or months, tell his mom or take him to the school social worker etc. He might hate you for it, but it's better than not doing anything.
Best wishes :-)

You need to tell his mother what has been going on. I am surprised that she has not noticed this already.

If he is truly severely depressed, there is a good chance that he may be suicidal. If he is, either you or his mother needs to help him get treatment so that he does not take his own life.

You did not say if he lived at home with his mother, father or parents. If he is living with his mother it would seem that she would have noticed that he was depressed. If he lives with his father it would be understandable that she would not know this.

Don't waste any time in letting his mother know just what has happened (his stating that he was depressed and not attending school for two days let alone not getting in touch with you for four day).

You should definitely talk to him about it and try to find out why is he depressed and try to cheer him up and honestly i don't think telling his mom is a very good idea i mean he might not want her to know i mean u don't know what he's thinking about so talk to him about it first and see how depressed he is and try to help him and ask him about telling someone he might not want to. i really hope i helped :)
PS: never leave him alone now that u know that he's depressed 'cause honestly it's the worst feeling in the world..

You can tell your mom or other persons you rely. Please do not let him to know that you tell someone. Tell it to his parents if necessary or let your mother talk to his parents. But all in secret. Try to spend more time with him. You did not mention your ages. Try to discover the things for him not feeling well or let others discover it. But you can never say who is suicidal. It just happens in sudden. So be careful

Have a face to face talk with him, see if you could help. From meeting him, you could tell if he's deeply depress or not, If you sense that he's depressed, ask him to seek professional help. It would also be good to keep him mom informed of the situation,

Yes that can be a sign of depression. I would recommend trying to talk to him or his mom or a counselor.

http://suicidehotlines.com/

It's never a bad idea to share concerns for someone's well being with their loved ones ;)

Maybe try talking to him. You don't wanna jump to conclusions.