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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We understand how distance learning raises concerns for some families. Students are not able to see their friends like they use to and they may start to experience feelings of sadness and loneliness. Maintaining friendships virtually during these crucial years of their development, especially during COVID-19, may seem challenging but it does not have to…
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Those of us forming new telecommuting habits may be experiencing difficulty setting boundaries between home and work life. For example, many of us who have jobs kind enough to be flexible with our needs (ex. balancing work schedules and new home-schooling duties), may feel we need to reciprocate by letting some of the work day…
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We know that working families are experiencing some challenging times right now and we hope that our posts may become useful to families who are trying to plan for the school year. But the big question is: how can we make working from home and virtual school work? We understand that many working families are…
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Uncertainty often breeds doubt and negative thinking. These are certainly uncertain times. Think about how great it would feel if someone pointed out something that you were doing well in facing this uncertainty! Take a moment to compliment yourself on something that you did this week. Then let’s think about how we can do this…
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