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Are you or a friend coping with a family conflict like separated, divorced, drug addicted, abused or abusive parents?
family
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Are you or a friend coping with a problem friendship, boyfriend, girlfriend, authority figure, cult or gang?
relationships
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Are you or a friend coping with poor self-esteem, stress, anxiety, loneliness, grief, anger or depression?
feelings
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Are you or a friend coping with depression or thoughts of suicide?
suicide
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Are you or a friend coping with a lack of basic needs like food, clothing, housing, employment, or trouble at school?
basic needs
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Are you or a friend coping with prejudice, neglect, emotional, physical or sexual abuse, survival sex, prostitution, domestic violence or crime?
abuse
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Are you or a friend coping with a physical disability, sexually transmitted disease (STD), HIV/AIDS, self-harm, a psychiatric or eating disorder?
health
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Are you or a friend coping with questions about sexuality, sexual hygiene, a pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease (STD) or HIV/AIDS?
sex
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Are you or a friend coping with tobacco, alcohol, street drugs or prescription drugs?
drugs & alcohol
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Are you or a friend coping with thoughts of leaving home, running away or are you already homeless?
running away
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Am I suicidal?
If you answer "Yes" to three or more of the questions below, you may be suffering from depression and/or may be at-risk for committing suicide.
What is suicide?
Am I suicidal?
Why am I suicidal?
Is it my fault?
How do I get help?
How can Nineline help me?
meet a Covenant House kid
visit our forum on suicide
download info on suicide (pdf)
suicide information for caregivers
(Note: This quiz is not meant to replace a clinical diagnosis by a licensed physician. It is only meant to give an indication of a possible problem.)
The best thing to do once you’ve identified that you are feeling depressed or suicidal is to talk about your feelings with someone you can trust.
1. Have you experienced a sudden change in appetite or weight?
2. Have your sleeping patterns changed?
3.Are you less energetic and more tired?
4. Are you feeling guilty or worthless?
5.Are you having difficulty concentrating or making decisions?
6. Are you uncommunicative, depressed, and withdrawn?
7. Are you speaking, thinking or moving slower than usual?
8. Are you disinterested in things that normally make you happy? (school, work, sports, friends, family?)
9. Are you obsessed with thoughts of death, dying and suicide?
10. Have you attempted suicide in the past?