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You hear a lot these days about ‘helicopter’ or ‘snowplow’ parenting as a way to define parents who remove all the obstacles in their kids’ path to protect them from failure, disappointment – whatever. The prefrontal cortex, or the part of our brain that makes decisions, controls the brain’s amygdala or ‘fight or flight’ response. Children imitate the thinking, habits, and behaviors of the adults around them, so when you, as a parent, model resilient thinking and behaviors – it goes a long way to help promote resilience in your children. You have accepted the fact that change is part of living and acknowledge that there are things in your life you can’t change.

You may not know it, but suicide is currently the second leading cause of death for youth ages 10-24. I’ve heard you fighting with some of the other guys and I just caught some random talk about you saying you were gonna kill yourself. Hey, Mr. B. I wanted to let you know I’ve had my eye on Jack the last couple of weeks If they ask you what they should do, suggest they contact their school counselor, pediatrician or a local mental health resource to try to figure out what’s going on with Jack and if he is at risk for suicide.

In the aftermath of the traumatic death of a young person, the question of assemblies and large scale presentations is posed frequently as loved ones and community members want to provide youth suicide prevention education to adolescents. According to the Lifelines Postvention curriculum, second edition, published in 2018 by Hazelden Publishing and written by Maureen Underwood, LCSW, large gatherings and/or assemblies are not recommended for numerous reasons. The Centers for Disease Control Youth Risk Behavior Survey conducted in 2016, surveyed 100,000 High School students over a one-year period reports approximately 17% of 12th grade students are thinking about suicide. Focuses on resources for the competent school community, including Lifelines (an evidence-based suicide prevention program for schools).

You are about to begin a new, scary chapter in your life, going to college. No roommate is going to wake you up each morning to make sure you get to class on time like some of your parents may have before. Surrounding yourself with quality friends makes the transition into college life a lot smoother, so make sure you get out and meet new people! Your college campus also offers hundreds of resources to help incoming freshman adjust to this new life style, like the campus-counseling center.