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Heart-stopping video shows Georgia cops saving a suicidal dad from killing himself by getting him to look at photos of his baby boy — and telling him, “We’re not giving up on you.”

The footage shows two Henry County police officers calmly talking around the unidentified dad as he sat sobbing while holding a knife to his body.

“We’re not giving up on you … We’re not. We’re here and we want to help you,” one of the cops told him in July, as caught on recently released bodycam footage.

Another cop recognized the dad from a previous call — and persuaded him to look at photos of his 1-year-old son, with the dad pushing over his phone to show the officers the photo.

“You want to see your 1-year-old again? You have to drop the knife,” the cop told him. “Your son hasn’t given up on you. He needs you.”

His colleague then persuaded him to look hard at the photos, telling him, “I know how much you love your son — it’s not lost, man, it’s right there. Look. Please stop. Look at his face. He needs you.

“Don’t do this to him. This will affect him in ways you won’t even understand,” he said, telling him it was not too late for a “do-over” on life.

When he finally dropped the knife, they rushed to cuff him — while thanking him and gently telling him they just wanted to keep him safe. “You did the right thing today, OK?” one of the officers told him.

Facebook removed the footage from the force’s page “likely due to its mention of suicide,” the department said, with officers trying to get the social media giant to put it back online.

“We believe this video, though hard to watch, is important to learn from. The way our officers communicate with this young man is an example everyone should follow,” the force wrote.

Suicide prevention hotlines include the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which can be reached at 800-273-TALK.

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Officer Bryant responded to an active suicide attempt. Upon arrival, the subject was openly agitated and had a knife placed to his chest. Officer Bryant recognized the subject from a previous interaction and, over the next 25 minutes, sat and talked to the subject. The subject finally put the knife down and was transported to a medical treatment facility. 100% of our officers are trained in de-escalation techniques and mental health first aid. Approximately 80% of Henry County Police Department officers are part of our Crisis Intervention Team, which requires additional training.
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Henry County Police Department officers responded to an active suicide attempt.
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