79: What Do Parents Need to Know about Suicide?

<p>What causes a child or teenager to become suicidal? What steps can be taken to prevent suicide? Dr. Jonathan Singer&nbsp;co-author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Suicide-Schools-Practitioners-Intervention-School-Based/dp/0415857031/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZGMTFNH0Y4P&amp;keywords=Suicide+in+Schools&amp;qid=1651499590&amp;sprefix=suicide+in+schools%2Caps%2C57&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Suicide in Schools: A Practitioner's Guide to Multi-level Prevention, Assessment, Intervention, and Postvention</em></a><em> </em>joins the <em>Ask Lisa </em>podcast to answer questions from parents. Dr. Lisa and Reena ask about warning signs, whether peers can promote suicidal thoughts, when to be concerned about possible suicidality, and what to do. </p><br><p>Additional&nbsp;resources:&nbsp;</p><ul><li><a href="https://afsp.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">American Foundation for Suicide Prevention</a></li><li><a href="https://jedfoundation.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Jed Foundation</a></li><li><a href="https://www.crisistextline.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Crisis Text Line</a></li><li><a href="https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">National Suicide Prevention Lifeline</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn&nbsp;<strong>@AskLisaPodcast, @LDamour, @ReenaNinan</strong></p><br><p><strong>Checkout </strong><a href="https://www.drlisadamour.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Dr. Lisa’s website </strong></a><strong>for more resources:&nbsp;</strong></p><br><p><strong>Ask Lisa is produced by:&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://www.goodtroubleproductions.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Good Trouble Productions</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>