Authorities are considering adding warning labels to the common asthma drug montelukast due to its link with depression, nightmares and suicidal thoughts.
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eParenting used to mean keeping your kids safe on the Internet, however now it has a wider scope including parenting with the use of technology, and distance parenting. Curated by Peter Mellow |
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Authorities are considering adding warning labels to the common asthma drug montelukast due to its link with depression, nightmares and suicidal thoughts.
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Bridie Cocks took her own life in Ballarat in 2022, shortly after her boyfriend also died by suicide
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Parents often think that they would know if their teen was suicidal. However, this is not always the case. Here's what to be aware of and watch for, and what to do if you see worrisome behavior.
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A suicide attempt is traumatic for survivors and their loved ones. How can you support someone through this crisis? Experts explain.
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As a student, parent, teacher, coach, or health professional, learn strategies to help improve the mental health of young people in your life, recognise concerning behaviours, and feel better prepared to have conversations about mental health.
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It's terrifying to hear a child say they want to harm themselves. But they've come to you for help, and that is what you'll give them.
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March 18, 2022. It is a night I will never forget. I had been out with mates, gotten home and I was just feeling the lowest I had ever felt in my entire life. I ended up being in hospital for 16 hours.
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Studies indicate that dialectical behavior therapy offers greater benefits than more generalized therapy. But treatment is intensive, and expensive.
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After losing a parent to suicide, Isobel Beech started pretending everything was fine. Then she began writing
Writing about suicide to process emotions.
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On a Friday night in March our beloved bright, super sporty, blue cheese-loving 14-year-old daughter attempted suicide. In the wee small hours when sleep evades me, when our daughter sleeps next to me, I realise I’ve learned some lessons.
How to be aware more aware of teen suicide.
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Why are so many American teenagers feeling anxious, depressed and even suicidal? Our video looks at the science behind the teen mental health crisis.
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Christopher James Dawley, known as CJ to his friends and family, was 14 years old when he signed up for Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. Like many teenagers, he documented his life on those platforms.
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Tony Luna needed help from his mental health team – but teletherapy put physical and psychological distance between him and the help he needed
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Frances-Rose Thomas, 15, had been accessing suicide-related material for months before taking her own life
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When 18-year-old Edward Mallen killed himself, his father blamed the NHS, society – and himself. He founded the Zero Suicide Alliance to try to make such deaths a thing of the past
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What you can do to combat the epidemic of anxiety, depression and suicide in teens.
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I’d battled with depression and occasional suicidal thoughts since my children were babies. Admitting to this was the toughest challenge of my life.
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During the pandemic, suicidal thinking is up. And families find that hospitals can’t handle adolescents in crisis.
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Covid crisis will worsen mental health of young people, say experts concerned at rise in self-harming
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Even when rates of suicidal ideation increase, there are ways to keep kids safe.
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Yesterday, Susie's son saw the video the internet is trying to erase. We spoke directly to her to find out how parents are handling social media safety.
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Training trusted adults to check in on recovering adolescents could be an important, yet overlooked, strategy in preventing suicide.
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Trust me, one day you will have a much happier life — no matter how dismal things look now.
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Boys die by suicide more often than girls, but a new JAMA study says the gap between male and female youth suicide rates is narrowing.