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Language is important.
Not everyone has the communication skills or language to say how they feel, helping
them unpick it can help to understand.
Using the 5C Needs scaling can help – with a focus on solution-finding – things that might
help them to move up the scale. This empowers young people; it helps them to feel a
sense of control over their life – to feel they can problem-solve and to feel hopeful.
Top Tips Some words can make others feel panicked or scared.
Talking about suicidal thoughts won’t make them happen.
If someone is reported as “suicidal” it helps to know what that means and why they feel
this way.
