Suicide

Navigating Grief: How to Help a Teen Cope with a Peer’s Death by Suicide

  by Beau Peters Losing a loved one is never easy and we all deal with grief in our own ways. However, teens can have an even harder time navigating their emotions during grief because teen years are already tumultuous and fraught with change that can cause stress and anxiety. The specifics surrounding the event …

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Four Things to Know About Emotional Wellness and Suicide Prevention

Four Things to Know About Emotional Wellness and Suicide Prevention by Melissa Howard  Editor’s note: this piece is written by the founder of Stop Suicide (www.stopsuicide.info). Studies have shown that bereavement is associated with impaired mental health, increases in adverse health behaviors, and heightened risk of suicidal ideation, attempts, and death by suicide. For example, parental …

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My Father Killed Himself: AfterTalk Inspirational 9.13.18

Editor’s note: this is National Suicide Awareness Week, so we chose this brilliant article that speaks for itself. My Father Killed Himself by Judy Melinek, MD  “My father killed himself when I was 13 years old.” That was the opening line of my medical school admission essay, the one in which I tried to convince an …

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