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Teen Suicide: Getting Help and Finding Hope
Season 7 | Episode 701 | Length: 27 minutes
This episode explores the complex role the Internet, particularly social media, plays in self-harming and suicide-related behavior; and experts provide advice for families to navigate these alarming trends.
Our Guests
Patrick and Jackie Kimmel
Patrick and Jackie are board members for the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Katelyn Lamm
Katelyn lost her father to suicide in 2004, and has been volunteering with the Western PA Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention for over 12 years. She is currently serving as the chapter’s chair.
Resources
Download the accompanying discussion guide for more information about the episode, discussion questions, biographies of the guests featured in the episode, online articles, resources, and much more!
Additional resources:
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Find support if you, or someone who you know, is affected by suicide or suicidal thoughts.
- About suicide – warning signs, statistics, and treatment.
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – More Than Sad
- AFSP More Than Sad videos
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
JAMA Pediatrics – Association of Screen Time and Depression in Adolescence
Suicide Prevention – Youth.gov
WebMD – Youth Suicide Rate Reaches 20-Year High
PBS News Hour – Suicide among teens and young adults reaches highest level since 2000
The Trevor Project – LGBTQ resource and crisis intervention– for LGBTQ youth at risk for suicide
Public Source: Why are young people taking their own lives?
We Are Teachers – What Teachers Need to Know About the Rise in Teen Suicide