Mental Health Day: Suicide Protection Across Generations
Suicide ranks as the eleventh leading cause of death in the United States. We have lost loved ones across the generations. Older Americans are disproportionately likely to die by suicide. Although they...
View ArticleDoes Hope Really Make a Difference? Scientific Findings
Almost everyone has some experience with hope: We hope for the best. We hang on to hope. We despair when we lose hope. It would seem that hope, which is broadly defined as an emotional state that...
View ArticleThe Family Story of Trauma: Ways to Change the Legacy
Whether in the past or the present, a traumatic event experienced by one or all members of a family, impacts the entire family system. Be it the violent loss of a child, the devastation from natural...
View ArticlePreventing Teen Suicide:The Importance of Information and Connection
It is difficult to look too closely at what baffles and terrifies us— teen suicide is one of those realities. Suicide is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. for young people between the ages...
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