How young is too young? It’s a compelling question that arises time and again among adults seeking to safeguard youth from suicide: how young is too young to initiate dialogue with children that ...
Tag Archives: elementary school
Upstream prevention
“Keep in mind that half of the 18,000 hotline calls I have received (since 1988) from school crisis team members have come from elementary schools!” —RICHARD LIEBERMAN, PhD, SUICIDE PREVENTION ...
Elementary insight
By the time youths, especially males, reach their mid-teens, their risk of dying by suicide rises more than 600 percent*. If only there was a way to “behaviorally vaccinate” children at an early ...
Instilling resiliency early
Wyoming Elementary Principal Justin Pierantoni knows firsthand the benefits of a culture of caring in his school. He encourages staff to help instill resiliency in students who might struggle to ...
Scared to death
When it comes to suicide and schools, many adults are scared to death to address this, and misperceptions remain. “Schools are very hesitant. They’re afraid to talk about suicide for fear it will ...