What Do You Say to Your Child After the Death of Their Friend?
What do you say to your child after the death of their friend?
20, after attempting suicide Jan. 16. Monitor blogger Lisa Suhay is a neighbor of Sarah's family and her 14-year-old son, Avery, was a friend of Sarah's. Local media, guided by ethical concerns, does not report on the specifics of suicide by minors … Read more on Christian Science Monitor
The Loss of A Child to Suicide: Complicated Pain
With time, many parents can ease up on the self-blame when they learn that over 90 percent of people who die by suicide have a mental illness at the time of their death—with untreated depression being the number one cause for suicide. At the beginning … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)
Suicide, a Worrying Calamity in Ghana
The American Foundation for Suicide, which has been focusing on the study of the subject indicates risk factors to suicide as; mental disorders, in particular depression or bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder, alcohol or substance abuse or dependence, … Read more on Ghanaian Chronicle
Male Depression and Suicide Awareness
Signs of depression in males may be harder to recognize and diagnose. Yet the first step to saving a life is to realize something is wrong. I do not own the …