2020 Raising Healthy Families Community Education Series

Helping When Your Child Is Hurting: What Every Parent Needs to Know to Prevent Adolescent Self-Harm and Suicide

Anxiety rates for adolescents are on the rise, and so is self-harm and suicide. Losing a child is a parent’s worst nightmare. Dr. Sutton will explain the potential causes of adolescent anxiety and depression, why some kids self-harm, and factors that can lead to suicide or suicidal behavior. He’ll discuss effective treatments and how parents can help their depressed children overcome their pain.

What you’ll learn:

• How to understand self-harming behaviors
• The causes of teen depression
• How to identify the factors and signs that can lead to suicide and self-harm
• How to talk to your child about depression and self-harm
• The various evidence-based treatments that are available and when to seek them.

This event will take place on Zoom. Please register for the event to receive the link. 

Reservations will be held until 5:50 PM and then individuals on the waitlist will be let in.