This 12-page Social Script on Suicide Safety and Prevention, is meant to serve as a guide for children and youth, who are having thoughts of self-harm and suicide. While the script can be used by children and youth independently, it is meant to be used jointly with a caregiver or other trusted adult, so they may guide the child or youth through the experience of having suicidal thoughts, in a safe way, and to introduce and help with managing ways to prevent suicide, how to use healthy distractio