A shocking fact that she shared is that ND is 2 nd in the nation for adolescent suicide. Dr. Rasmussen enjoys working with adolescents and kids the best, but she soon learned that the parents come along with them. The emphasized that it takes careful listening to see what is going on. If people know that they are being listened to, they are more likely to respond. She also talked about guilt and how it consumes many people.
Children are especially prone to think that things they had now control over are their fault.
People carry this guilt with them and they experience many psychological and emotional problems. When children and adults get help, they begin to heal when it is made clear to them that whatever happened was not their fault.