It used to be that suicide was common among the elderly. Today, 16 percent of kids say they have seriously considered suicide. What can you do?
Talking about the subject is important. That’s what Bryce Mackie and his father Tom are hoping students will do. The father and son are speaking at schools about Bryce, who made a film about his own struggles with suicidal thoughts.
A great resource for youth workers is the article we published in our March/April CRISIS issue of YouthWorker Journal.
Read “Stopping Suicide: Keys Intervening Before It’s Too Late” by Kelly M. Flanagan, Ph.D., and Fred Whaples.
