Been through this...sadly. The most helpful thing for her, is just to remind her that she has people that need her. Not in a cliche way, but I mean, what would her kid do without her? If she's so concerned and won't talk to a professional about this stuff for fear of loosing them, they should draw on THAT to snap them out of it, at least the suicidal part. Depression is hard, and sadly, there's not much you can say or do that will make them feel better. Just remind them about what they should live for as a start...

In my opinion, I'd stop suggesting things like a suicide help line and all that cuz a lot of the time, it just makes things worse. It makes people feel like they have a problem and makes them feel worse about themselves, which is kinda the complete opposite of what is really needed. I'm not saying don't help her seek help if she WANTS it...This is just from my experiance...Statistically, most people that TELL someone they're suicidal, only want attention (if they actually were, they prob would've just gone ahead and done it without warning).

I'm not trying to upset anyone, I'm just playing devils advocate here. I hope she does get the help she needs. Btw : you can go to WalMart and say you have no insurance, then, they give lots of discounts on perscriptions (usually $4, though i suppose it does depend on what is actually being perscribed)..

I sincerely hope everything works out for the best