Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death in adolescents and the 2nd for college aged students. Suicide is something we can talk with our children about just like seatbelt safety or risky sexual behavior. Here is a parent guide for how to have the conversation.
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This week is Mental Illness Awareness Week, so today we are going to learn from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) about recognizing the signs of a mental health crisis and how to respond. Any child can experience a crisis or even suicidality, but by educating ourselves, we can help keep our children safe!…
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Today, we will talk about the last step of the 5 Action Steps from #BeThe1To’s campaign for National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month – connecting our loved ones with ongoing supports to establish a safety net for moments when they are feeling distressed and in a crisis. Just like the other steps, this last one has…
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Well, what do we mean by “putting in time and space?” As we continue though the 5 steps for helping someone struggling with suicidal ideation during National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, we will be discussing how to keep someone who is having thoughts of suicide safe by putting time and distance between the person and…
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As we continue on with National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month (and honestly, physical distancing due to COVID-19), we thought it would be appropriate to learn the warning signs of someone at-risk suicide online. We know that it can sometimes be difficult to interpret text messages or Facebook posts if we don’t know how the other…
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As we continue going though the 5 steps for helping someone struggling with suicidal ideation during National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, we will be discussing how to ask someone if they are they are thinking about suicide. And just as a friendly reminder, the #BeThe1To campaign has adjusted their steps this year to help us…
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September is National Suicide Prevention Month, so we are highlighting the 5 Steps for helping someone struggling with suicidal ideation. These 5 steps make up National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s #BeThe1To campaign. Today we’ll discuss how to Follow Up with someone that you helped through a tough time. This year the organization has added a special…
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September is National Suicide Prevention Month, so we are highlighting the 5 Steps for helping someone struggling with suicidal ideation. These 5 steps make up National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s #BeThe1To campaign. Today we’ll discuss how to help someone cope by “being there”. This year the organization has added a special emphasis on how to be…
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September is National Suicide Prevention Month and this month, we are raising awareness of suicide prevention by sharing information and resources from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s #BeThe1To campaign. If you have been following us since the beginning of our cultivate journey, you may be familiar with the campaign already. Throughout the month, we will…
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Harville and Helen are co-creators of the Imago Therapy for relationships. Harville has been featured on Oprah many times since the 1980s. They say that the number one thing that makes relationships difficult is difference and the way we react to and feel threatened by difference. This, of course, isn’t just true for romantic couples,…
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