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"   Paris Jackson left followers concerned when she posted a series of dark messages to Twitter last night. And now her grandmother has confirmed that Michael jackson&amp;#039;s daughter is recovering in hospital after a failed suicide attempt. At around 11pm last night she revealed that she was feeling down, tweeting: &amp;quot;I wonder why tears are salty?&amp;quot; READ HOW YOU CAN FIGHT DEPRESSION WITHOUT DRUGS An hour later, she recited a line from the sorrowful Beatles song Yesterday: &amp;quot;Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away, now it looks as though they&amp;#039;re here to stay.&amp;quot; Scott Miller of the Los Angeles County Fire Department said an emergency call was made from the Jackson family compound in Calabasas, California, at 1.27am &amp;quot;regarding a possible overdose.&amp;quot; Paris was taken out of the house on a stretcher at 2am and rushed by ambulance to a nearby hospital. Katherine Jackson&amp;#039;s attorney has since hinted that the suicide attempt could be tied to the death of Paris&amp;#039; father, Michael Jackson, a connected trial to which is currently taking place: &amp;quot;Paris is physically fine and is getting appropriate medical attention.&amp;quot; HAVE YOU READ THE SAD FACTS ABOUT YOUTH DEPRESSION? &amp;quot;Being a sensitive 15-year-old is difficult no matter who you are. It is especially difficult when you lose the person closest to you.&amp;quot; Paris&amp;#039; uncles, Jackie, Marlon and Tito Jackson, have thanked the media for their concern and asked for their privacy to be respected at this difficult time: &amp;quot;Thank you for the outpouring of concern and support for Paris. She is safe and doing fine. We truly appreciate you respecting our family privacy at this time.&amp;quot; Many media outlets have pointed out that Paris frequently hinted at suicide in her Twitter exchanges; could something have been done to prevent this? DID YOU KNOW THAT 80% OF BRITISH WOMEN ARE LIKELY TO SUFFER FROM DEPRESSION? We hope Paris finds the help she needs. If you are concerned about someone&amp;#039;s state of mind on Twitter, there are steps you can take. Firstly, you can refer to the list of international suicide hotlines, find a number from there and report the incident. Twitter, in their article &amp;#039;Dealing With Self-Harm And Suicide&amp;#039;, advise concerned Twitter users to do the following: &amp;quot;If you know the person and feel comfortable doing so, contact them personally and make sure they&amp;#039;re doing okay. Feel free to share the resources listed in our article on Dealing with Self-harm and Suicide. If you don&amp;#039;t feel comfortable reaching out to the person on your own or aren&amp;#039;t sure how to reach them, you can alert the Trust &amp;amp;amp; Safety team.&amp;quot; However it is worth remembering that the Twitter team will have to assess the problem before taking steps to deal with it. Mental health professionals advise those concerned about another&amp;#039;s emotional wellbeing (particularly if they know them personally) to do the following: Encourage the person to communicate with you Someone who&amp;#039;s suicidal may be tempted to bottle up feelings because he or she feels ashamed, guilty or embarrassed. Be supportive and understanding and give them a chance to communicate without interruption. Be respectful and acknowledge the person&amp;#039;s feelings Not respecting how the person feels can shut down communication - try to remain calm when discussing their feelings. Don&amp;#039;t be patronizing or judgmental For example, don&amp;#039;t tell someone, &amp;quot;things could be worse&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;you have everything to live for.&amp;quot; Instead, ask questions such as, &amp;quot;What&amp;#039;s causing you to feel so bad?&amp;quot; &amp;quot;What would make you feel better?&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;How can I help?&amp;quot; Offer reassurance that things will get better When someone is suicidal, it seems as if nothing will make things better. Reassure the person that these feelings are temporary, and that with appropriate treatment, he or she will feel better about life again Get helpIf you are concerned that the individual may attempt to self-harm, contact an authority who can help. Whether this is Twitter, a self-help hotline, the local hospital or someone else entirely, you need to have someone assess the situation and keep your friend out of harm&amp;#039;s way. We&amp;#039;re sending our love to Paris and the Jackson family and we truly hope she gets better soon. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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