September 22, 2017
Last week was National Suicide Prevention Week in the U.S. On Tuesday, as many people were out to lunch in downtown Phoenix, a man jumped to […]
May 20, 2016
What is the best way to talk to children about tragedy and help them cope with traumatic events? Dr. Prakash Masand, a former consulting professor of […]
May 6, 2016
Along with the previously mentioned causal factors, a common environmental risk for teens can be exposure to the suicidal behavior of others. When a life is […]
April 22, 2016
Although threats of suicide and suicidal talk are not new phenomena, they have spread to online platforms in recent years, making them not only more difficult […]
April 8, 2016
The issue of teen suicide has always been extremely real for me because I was there myself less than four years ago. When I […]
March 25, 2016
Being 13 and just wanting to fit in really takes a toll on a person. I was that age when I first attempted suicide. I […]
March 11, 2016
From Monday to Friday: 20 hours of swimming, 30 hours at school and 12 hours of homework left me 58 hours to socialize, be a teenager […]
February 26, 2016
As a young kid, I was picked on pretty mercilessly by my peers, about anything from my short hair to my crooked teeth. I would […]
February 12, 2016
I was blinded when my best friend fell into heroin addiction. Nights of withdrawal were scarring. I cleaned her wounds when she was abused, and doctors […]