Parent Toolbox – Suicide Prevention and Coping with Loss
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| 1 | Directing Change, Each Mind Matters: Children and Suicide Prevention (Youth Suicide Prevention) | https://vimeo.com/431986169 | This recorded webinar provides information about suicide prevention for parents, including warning signs for suicide, how to have a conversation with your teen, actions to take if your teen is having suicidal thoughts, and resources. |
| 2 | Alliance of Hope: (Suicide Loss Supports) | https://allianceofhope.org | This nonprofit operates a 24/7 support network for those bereaved by suicide. This link leads parents to a variety of resources including articles, booklists, personal stories and more, to help parents talk to their children during a loss of a peer, support their children during the healing process, and ensure the well-being of family members. |
| 3 | Faith Communities: Suicide Prevention Resource Center (Suicide Prevention and Loss) | https://www.sprc.org/settings/faith-communities | The Suicide Prevention Resource Center's section on "Faith Communities" underscores their value and ability to provide communal hope and support in difficult times. In particular, SPRC's article - After a Suicide: Recommendations for Religious Services and Other Public Memorial Services provides critical SPRC guidelines and considerations, but are written within a community of faith perspective. |
| 4 | Coalition to Support Grieving Students - Coalition to Support Grieving Students | https://grievingstudents.org | The Coalition to Support Grieving Students provides resources to "empower school communities across America in the ongoing support of their grieving students". Parents can also benefit from the many valuable articles on helping children through grief, consider funeral attendance, developmental and cultural considerations, what NOT to say, etc. |
| 5 | Coalition to Support Grieving Students - Family and Community Members | https://grievingstudents.org/audiences/family-community-members/ | The Coalition to Support Grieving Students provides resources to "empower school communities across America in the ongoing support of their grieving students". Parents can also benefit from the many valuable articles on helping children through grief, consider funeral attendance, developmental and cultural considerations, what NOT to say, etc. |
| 6 | National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement | https://www.schoolcrisiscenter.org | The National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement is dedicated to helping student communities deal with crisis and loss. Much of the content could also be helpful to families - increase their understanding of grief, learn practical ways to respond & help their children, etc. through detailed guides, articles, and tools. |
| 7 | National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement - I Need Help Now | https://www.schoolcrisiscenter.org/help-now/ | The National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement is dedicated to helping student communities deal with crisis and loss. Much of the content could also be helpful to families - increase their understanding of grief, learn practical ways to respond & help their children, etc. through detailed guides, articles, and tools. |
| 8 | National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement - Help Me Prepare | https://www.schoolcrisiscenter.org/help-me-prepare/ | The National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement is dedicated to helping student communities deal with crisis and loss. Much of the content could also be helpful to families - increase their understanding of grief, learn practical ways to respond & help their children, etc. through detailed guides, articles, and tools. |
| 9 | Suicide Prevention Awareness - Know The Signs (Suicide Prevention Awareness) | https://www.suicideispreventable.org | An interactive website/tool for youth and adults, founded on the motto: "Pain isn't always obvious." Organized into 3 critical sections: Know the Signs, Find the Words, and Reach Out. It is user friendly, provides life-saving education and training for how to recognize, speak to and get help for someone considering suicide. |
| 10 | AFSP: Teens and Suicide: What Parents Should Know | https://afsp.org/teens-and-suicide-what-parents-should-know/ | This site gives facts about suicide among the young and answers to common questions about youth suicide. It includes multiple narratives and short videos about various subjects related to youth suicide. |
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