Suicide prevention means supporting children long before a crisis

An opinion piece discusses the importance of supporting children's mental health long before a crisis occurs, drawing on personal experience and professional training.
I remember the feeling of panic that set in years ago when my daughter told me and my husband she had been feeling incredibly sad for an extended period of time and that a friend of hers had been self-harming recently. Even with years of EMS training and experience working directly with young people with […]
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