Provides fact sheets for families needing assistance with common mental health problems affecting children and adolescents. Covers dozens of topics, such as TV viewing, substance abuse, day care, child abuse, schizophrenia and other issues of concern to partents. Provides a quiz to help you identify if suicide is a likely problem and helps dispell some myths about suicide. Provides warning signs for teen suicide. The key to distinguishing between normal adolescent turbulence and the danger signals is the time, degree and amount of deviation from usual personality and behavior.
Adults can help to prevent teen suicide by fostering open, honest communication with teens.
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