Usually, it will begin with a comment, a ‘warning’ shot across the bow.
A comment, a threat, a hint at what is to come.
Family members and mates, co-workers and friends need to be paying attention when such ‘red flags’ are raised.
Has he made such comments before? Has she attempted suicide in the past?
Are there ‘contributing factors’ or such as a recent birth [postpartum depression], relationship breakdowns, addictions, a death in the family, mental health issues, a significant loss of career, position or even financial reversals that might cause a person already compromised to simply ‘give up’?