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Supporting Someone Experiencing Thoughts of Suicide
This is a manual filled with practical advice from Full Circle Grief Center created to help parents, caregivers, and loved ones supporting someone experiencing thoughts of suicide with guidance, reassurance, and tools to navigate times of distress.
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What Every College Freshman Should Know (Video)
College can be an exhilarating experience — but it can also be overwhelming. Here’s what college juniors and seniors think incoming freshmen should know. This is a YouTube video from WebMD.
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NAMI College Guide (Video)
This YouTube video will help you learn how to address your mental health concerns while at college. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
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Family Connections – Managing Suicidality & Trauma Recovery
Family Connections™ – Managing Suicidality & Trauma Recovery is a FREE program from the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder that helps parents manage any stress and trauma they might experience when their child is dealing with self-harm or suicidal behaviors. This evidence-based, free course provides education, skills and support for parents and is…
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988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
This website gives background and current information about the crisis line and crisis response resources.
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National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) – Virginia
NAMI of Virginia provides extensive education and resources (including support groups) to assist individuals who may be experiencing mental health issues and to assist their family members/caregivers in helping their loved ones.
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Suicide is Different
Providing support for suicide caregivers, Suicide Is Different, offers a variety of resources and tools to help you assist loved ones who may be struggling with suicide.
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Supporting College Student Mental Health: Parents’ Perspectives (2019)
Provided by the Mary Christie Foundation, this report, based on 1,010 parental surveys, looks at issues including: to what degree parents know about their students’ mental health while on campus; how knowledgeable they are of their campus’ behavioral health resources; what they assume they’ll be told about these issues; and how worried they are about…
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Supporting Your College Student Through Mental Health Challenges (2020)
Written by Marny Lombard, at Forefront Suicide Prevention, whose son, a college senior, died by suicide in 2013. This guide is designed to help parents and families of students who are struggling with their mental health. It can help them ask well-informed questions and understand when to seek further help. Suicidal urges should always be…
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Helping Your Loved One Who is Suicidal: A Guide for Family and Friends (2021)
Provided by SAMHSA, this guide is designed to help families who have a loved one who is suicidal or has made a suicide attempt. It provides information on understanding suicide, warning signs, and action steps to take. Additionally, it provides guidance on how to prevent future attempts and keep your loved one safe.
