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10 Reasons Teens Avoid Telling Parents about Suicidal Thoughts

May 29, 2013

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Teenagers often tell me that they do not like to talk with their parents about their suicidal thoughts. Some teens do not tell their parents at all. There are many reasons why teens lock parents out. The biggest reason that teens give…

Uncovering Suicidal Thoughts

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

May 15, 2013

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To help a person deal with suicidal thoughts, you first need to know they have them. The challenge here is that many people who seriously consider suicide hide it from their therapist. What To Ask if You Suspect a Client Has Suicidal…

Are You Afraid that Asking about Suicidal Thoughts will Anger the Person?

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

May 15, 2013

Many people are afraid to ask a person if he or she is considering suicide, because they fear the person will get angry. The thinking goes, if I ask about suicide, they will assume I think they are crazy or unstable. I…

Why Do Some People Hide their Suicidal Thoughts?

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

May 15, 2013

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It can be a daunting challenge for someone to bring up suicidal thoughts on their own. One study looked at 100 people who died by suicide the same day that they met with a mental health professional. Of these, only 22% discussed suicide with the…

Does Asking about Suicide Plant the Idea?

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

May 15, 2013

People learn about suicide at a very young age. They already know about it, so our asking about it does not give them the idea. Where you worry you may be planting a seed, a large tree has already grown. In case…

What to Tell Children of a Loved One’s Suicide?

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

May 5, 2013

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Often, adults agonize over what to tell children when somebody in the child’s family dies by suicide. The question becomes even more painful when the person who dies by suicide is a young child’s mother or father. But the suicide of a…

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10 Reasons Teens Avoid Telling Parents about Suicidal Thoughts

Uncovering Suicidal Thoughts

Are You Afraid that Asking about Suicidal Thoughts will Anger the Person?

Why Do Some People Hide their Suicidal Thoughts?

Does Asking about Suicide Plant the Idea?

What to Tell Children of a Loved One’s Suicide?

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