Resources: Parenting and Suicide

 

Gov. Ducey signs legislation requiring insurance companies pay for mental health care (article)

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/legislature/2020/03/03/arizona-gov-doug-ducey-signs-mental-heath-legislation-into-law/4946590002/

 

Governor Ducey Signs “Mitch Warnock Act” With Family, Advocates, Legislators (article)

https://azgovernor.gov/governor/news/2019/09/governor-ducey-signs-mitch-warnock-act-family-advocates-legislators

 

How One Colorado Town Is Tackling Suicide Prevention — Starting With The Kids (article)

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/10/23/658834805/how-one-colorado-town-is-tackling-suicide-prevention-starting-with-the-kids

 

As More Kids Kill Themselves, Parenting Becomes Suicide Watch (article)

https://www.fatherly.com/health-science/child-suicide-rates-mental-health-for-kids/

 

How Good Intentions on Social Media Can Over-Simplify Suicide (article)

https://www.kqed.org/pop/104126/how-good-intentions-on-social-media-can-over-simplify-suicide

 

Suicides Among Black Children Are at Crisis Levels. The Congressional Black Caucus Aims to Do Something About It (article)

https://www.theroot.com/suicides-among-black-children-are-at-crisis-levels-the-1834479583

 

What Do You Say About Suicide? (Podcast, Terrible, Thanks for Asking)

https://www.ttfa.org/episode/ttfa/2018/09/what-do-you-say-about-suicide-part-1

 

The Suicide Paradox (Podcast, Freakonomics)

http://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-suicide-paradox-rebroadcast/

 

Behavioral Health Sciences at Glendale Community College (Dr. Aubrey’s and Mia Hernandez’s work)

https://www.gccaz.edu/academics/programs/behavioral-health-sciences

 

Phoenix Indian Center (Micheon Gorman’s work)

https://phxindcenter.org/

 

ASU’s Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy (Denise Beagley’s work)

https://cabhp.asu.edu/

 

City of Tempe’s CARE 7 (Lori Robinson’s work)

https://www.tempe.gov/government/human-services/care-7

 

LivingWorks – SafeTALK and ASIST Suicide Prevention Training

https://www.livingworks.net/

 

Additional Resources

·       National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24/7 across the U.S at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), (En Español: 1-888-628-9454, Deaf and Hard of Hearing: 1-800-799-4889), or the Crisis Text Line by texting 741741

·       Maricopa Crisis Line 602-222-9444 or 800-631-1314

·       Teen Lifeline 602-248-TEEN (8336) or 800-248-TEEN (8336)

·       EMPACT/La Frontera Suicide Prevention Center 480-784-1500

·       Trevor Project (LGBTQ youth hotline) 866-488-7386