Home > Mental Health > How To Ask If Someone is Suicidal Get the Flash Player to see this player. Rate: (Click the stars to rate) Published on Sep 26, 2008 by KRobbins, Views: 8533 Suicide is the worst complication of depression. Family may be the best people to find clues of suicidal ideation- when someone is thinking about suicide. This video discusses the best way to ask someone if they are suicidal, and how to elicit the information from someone who has depression.