The Next Generation
Teen Suicide: Helping Those Left Behind
Your child may need a safe place to talk about his emotions.
Death is a natural part of life. Whether it’s at an old age and expected or it’s at a young age and sudden, death happens to us all. We will all deal with that at one time or another. Death is a tragedy in that those still living are left behind to deal with the sorrow and all that it entails. And if that death is a suicide then it compounds the situation. Two weeks ago we looked at some tips on preventing suicide. We looked at some of the common cues to what someone could be thinking and what we as parents could do about it. But what about after? What about everyone that’s left behind? What about all the teens that are affected or influenced by the suicide of another? Let’s talk about postvention. It’s a term that you may not have …
