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84Teen Suicide: The Warning Signs
The amount of teens who attempt suicide each year in the U.S. is startling. How many are we talking about? The exact number is practically impossible to ascertain, but around 5,000 American teenagers kill...
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84The Very Scary Choking Game
I just wanted to be sure to provide this link as a PERMANENT link - or for as long at the website features this article about the choking game. It hasn't ended...children are still playing the game - and...
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80Suicide is about hopelessness and self –hatred
What a person is thinking when they decide to commit suicide. Some of the challenges they face and the choices they make.
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78The Tragedy of MENTAL ILLNESS
(Please note this Hub is NOT a criticism of Emergency Room staff in any way.) There's an epidemic out there today. It's everywhere. Misunderstood and shunned, mental illness is as common as any other disease...
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74Could We Have Stopped Kurt Cobain from Pulling the Trigger?
Kurt Cobain kept pet turtles in a tank, in which they often banged their heads against the glass. When under attack a turtle retreats into its shell, remaining immobile for a time, but these shells can...
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75Psychiatric Crisis Intervention
Psychiatric Crisis Intervention. Suicide prevention. Mental Illness. Ever wonder what goes on behind the doors of a suicide hotline? Learn what happens from the moment a call comes in until the person in crisis is safe and on the road to healing.
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73Behind The Closed Doors of a Suicide Hotline
As a part of my Master's degree program in social work, I worked on a crisis intervention hotline for about one year. A lot of the services I provided were information and referral. Many people needed to be...
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73What Makes a Good Mother
Child A gets into Harvard and goes on to become a famous brain surgeon. Child B drops out of high school, takes a dead-end job, and spends his days getting high. How much, if any, of the credit/blame for...
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6910 mental health sites for teenagers and young adults with depression
I am active user of a community knowledge answers site and lately I am baffled on how recently one of the most common questions asked by teens and young adults in the mental health category is “can you...
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70Supporting The Cause of Suicide Prevention
Vincent Winkler 11/20/80 - 02/13/07 He lives on, in our hearts. When this family lost my son, Vinnie to suicide, everything that we knew, believed in, hoped for or dreamed of exploded into the most...
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