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What can I say to my dad to make him stop thinking of suicide?

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My dad recently got layed off so it's caused so much stress in my home because he's the main provider. He's been trying day and night to get a job, I've been with him through this and he's making such an effort. Anyways today I found out we are up for eviction, I'm so scared. I've caught my dad researching suicide and stuff, my mom said if things don't go good in court (next week) my dad is going to do something bad. I don't know what to say, I don't know what to do. He obviously cant afford a therapist and he's went to the doctor and all our doctor does is give him depression medication, that's it! He has a lawyer but things just aren't looking good...

I just want to know some things I could say to him, any ideas? I need to protect him from himself right now, he told me he feels like he's making a disappointment to my mom and I even though we stand by his side through all of this.