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Teen Suicide Prevention, Crisis Help, Survivor Support, Important Information

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Focus Adolescent Services
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PLEASE READ   Suicide: Read This First and A Letter to Any Suicidal Young Person Suicide Crisis Help Call a crisis hotline if you or a loved one is contemplating suicide. Crisis hotlines are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a …

Posted in Get Help | Tagged bullying, depression, suicide

Teen Suicide ― Risk Factors and Warning Signs

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Focus Adolescent Services
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by Dr. Richard O’Connor, author of Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn’t Teach You and Medication Can’s Give You For youth between the ages of 10 and 24, suicide is the third leading cause of death. It results in approximately 4600 …

Posted in Behavior Problems, Mental Health Issues | Tagged depression, grief suicide, hotlines, suicide

This is Cyberbullying

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Focus Adolescent Services
Cyberbullying

Cyberbully, the full movie ― WATCH, SHARE, DISCUSS We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. ― Elie Wiesel Discussion and teaching materials Buy the movie for your family, class, or youth group …

Posted in Behavior Problems, Mental Health Issues | Tagged bullying, suicide

Teen Depression

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Focus Adolescent Services
Depression

Is your teen depressed? Depression is defined as an illness when the feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and despair persist and interfere with a person’s ability to function.  Since depressive feelings can range in severity, depression can describe a normal human …

Posted in Behavior Problems, Mental Health Issues | Tagged anger, depression, depression therapy, grief depression, SI depression, suicide

Hotlines and Crisis Lines in USA and Worldwide

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Focus Adolescent Services
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National crisis hotlines and helplines in the United States.

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