Suicide Prevention
This blog addresses warning signs and action steps.
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Transcript:
This week I am going to address your worst nightmare. Teen suicide. I know you want to brush this topic under the rug and pretend that it isn’t going to happen to your child, but suicide is the third leading cause of death for our young people. LGBTQ teens are the most at risk, but any person that feels bullied, had trauma, feels social isolation, or has depression is at risk.
Consider, suicide prevention is a community effort! Even if your child isn’t experiencing signs of suicide, they likely know someone who is. Mark Lanning, from Safe 2 Tell, says that most school shootings and teenage tragedies can be prevented if the people around them reported the warning signs!
Reporting the warning signs is your job. As parents, we also need to empower our children with the confidence to report warning signs they see in their friends. Let’s get real. Your child is more likely to witness the warning signs in their friends before their parents will. Click here and watch this 30-second video. A message to teens from teens.
Action steps:
Warning signs:
What if MY Child has these signs?
Suicide typically does not come out of no-where. If your child is thinking of suicide, they may be feeling helpless, trapped, unbearable pain, and/or believe that no one cares. You need to ask your child directly, “Are you thinking of suicide?” This is extremely important. Don’t walk around the subject or be afraid to speak to your child. Talking about suicide does NOT implant the idea in their mind! Get to the root cause of their hopeless feelings.
What Can Parents Do? Aside from anti-depressant drugs and mental health professionals, parents can do the following:
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