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Stories about Youth

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American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Urges Prioritizing Youth Mental Health Efforts Following CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey

The recent findings from the CDC underscore the continuing and critical need to prioritize youth mental health and suicide prevention efforts.

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A Mother’s Perspective: The Need for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Education in Schools

It’s more important than ever before that we make mental health and suicide prevention education in schools a priority – and the good news is that anyone can get involved in helping to advocate for it.

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Creating a Safety Net to Prevent Youth Suicide

Suicide and suicidal behavior – among young adults, teens, and in recent years, younger children – are a major public health crisis. During the past two years, concerns about the impact of the pandemic on youth mental health have added to pre-pandemic levels of concern.

Chinwe Williams

Talking to Kids About Race and Mental Health: Six Tips

Conversations about race and racism leave many parents feeling ill-prepared. Such conversations are rarely easy, but are important. Below are six tips on how to talk to kids about race and mental health in ways that empower both you and your child.

Myeshia Price-Feeney

What We Know About LGBTQ Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

We are pleased to share this guest blog, courtesy of our friends at The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ youth.

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Thriving with Pride: Three Ways to Support LGBTQ+ Youth and Protect Against Suicidal Behavior

Happy Pride! The month of June was chosen as LGBTQ+ Pride to commemorate the uprising against police raids at the Stonewall Inn in New York City in 1969.