September is National Suicide Prevention Month. In this week’s episode I share some important things I’ve learned over the course of my parenting journey navigating the mental health system and doing every possible thing I could to keep my child alive. 

In the episode I reference some of my earlier episodes. The links for those are below:

Navigating the Mental Health System (Part 1): Things I Wish I'd Known When the Sh!t Hit the Fan

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/3DEFpAhDLMb

Navigating the Mental Health System (Part 2): Things I Wish I'd Known When the Sh!t Hit the Fan

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/bxGA7KuDLMb

Preparing to Launch: The One MUST DO Thing I Decided to Do Before Sending My Son To College

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/iTDjwk4DLMb

SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES

National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988

988lifeline.org: Offers 24/7, free, and confidential support for people in distress, prevention, and crisis resources.

Crisis Text Line

Text TALK to 741741

crisistextline.org: Provides free, 24/7 text support for people in crisis. Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 

https://afsp.org

Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention & Counseling Center

https://didihirsch.org/services/suicide-prevention/

Samaritans - samaritans.org: Offers emotional support to anyone in emotional distress or at risk of suicide. Available 24/7 in the UK and Ireland.

The Trevor Project - thetrevorproject.org: Provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ+ youth. Offers a hotline, text, and chat support.

Suicide Prevention Lifeline - suicidepreventionlifeline.org: Now part of the 988 Lifeline network, provides 24/7, free, and confidential support.

Mental Health America - mhanational.org: Provides mental health resources and tools, including suicide prevention resources.

HopeLine - hopeline.com: Offers a 24/7 crisis hotline and various resources for those in need.

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) - nami.org: Provides information and support on mental health issues, including resources for suicide prevention.

Rethink Mental Illness - rethink.org: Provides support, information, and advice for those affected by mental illness and suicide prevention.

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