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Younger Children are at the Risk of Suicide.

Adrian Alexander ·
Even before the global health crisis spurred by the Coronavirus 2019, the rate of suicidal thoughts being experienced by young children had begun to rise. While suicidal thoughts and self-harm among teens has been the subject of extensive research, there were fewer studies done on pre-teens. According to research from the USA, "[t]he number of children ages 6-12 who visited children’s hospitals for suicidal thoughts or self-harm has more than doubled since 2016... Visits for teenagers with...
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Research into Effects of Child Maltreatment on Males

Adrian Alexander ·
Hi everyone. We hope your weekend was restful and you were able to view "Wrestling Ghosts" after we shared this Watch Party opportunity last week. Since we wanted you to have the chance to catch the documentary, we deferred our usual " Food for Thought Friday " post (based on a research article to review) to today, Monday While it is USA-based, this paper looks at how child maltreatment, especially child sexual abuse impacts males into adulthood. This is a very under-served area of study...
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Suicide Prevention Resources

Dwana Young ·
Experts agree that the best way to prevent suicide is to talk about it, but people are often afraid to bring it up. Stigma plays a big role in our reluctance, but it’s also scary to acknowledge that someone you love might be feeling suicidal. People are understandably afraid of saying the wrong thing, too. In recognition of Suicide Prevention Awareness month, this week on childmind.org we share resources for families worried about suicide. Teenagers are notoriously prickly and teenagers...
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National Library of Medicine Article - The relationship between childhood maltreatment and mental health problems

Adrian Alexander ·
Hi again, we hope you are enjoying your week. A research article by Yingying Su and colleagues on adverse childhood experiences published in the National Library of Medicine links childhood maltreatment with mental health challenges such as major depressive episode, generalized anxiety disorder and suicide ideation. From the abstract, the researchers found that both coping strategies and social support mediated the link between childhood maltreatment and the aforementioned mental health...
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