Fall means back to school. Back to school, unfortunately, also means a notable uptick in suicidality among school age children, specifically teens. [1] Probably one of a parent’s worst fears is losing their child to suicide. Over the past several years, more awareness...
Conversations with our teenagers regarding suicide prevention are vital in keeping them healthy and safe. CDC has reported an increase of adolescents who have had a suicidal attempt since 2020, the beginning of the pandemic (CDC, 2021). As a previous school counselor...
As parents, we never want the “scary” things to happen to our kids. We want our kids to be happy, healthy, confident and caring. We spend so much of our time and energy trying to protect them from baby falls to bullying, but sometimes the “scary” things hit close to...