Practical, Expert, Compassionate Help for Parents and Caregivers
This powerful guide offers practical, expert, and compassionate help for anyone facing the excruciatingly difficult journey of caring for a child with suicidal thoughts. Empower yourself with the encouragement and information you need to effectively support your child's healing process.
"What to Do Right Now When Your Child is Suicidal" has been reviewed by expert psychiatrists, therapists, and suicide prevention advocates. The book provides step-by-step guidance from author Tara Rolstad, who also shares her own story of parenting young people with suicidal ideation.
This short, easy-to-read guide is also a crucial resource if you're a teacher, coach, therapist, or any professional who works with kids and their parents, or if you care about a young person who struggles with depression or other serious mental health issues. Inside you will find valuable checklists, resources, helpful tips, and advice gleaned from experts, mental health providers, and other families.
Learn how to:
- get help for your suicidal child or teen,
- support a kid with suicidal ideation,
- manage your own fear, and
- why taking care of yourself is critical to your child's recovery.
"In an approachable and heartfelt manner, Tara says everything I wish families could know about the journey of a young person's mental health crisis. This book will certainly be a trusted companion for many caregivers, providing both concrete tips and tools, but also the solace of knowing they are not alone on this path."-Naomi Fishman, MD, Board Certified Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
