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Published Jun 25, 2021

526: What to Do When Your Teen Attempts Suicide | Feedback Friday

Jordan Harbinger and Gabriel Mizrahi offer essential advice on navigating the complex challenges of adolescent suicide prevention, emphasizing the importance of family dynamics, therapy, and crisis management for fostering a supportive healing environment. They also tackle relationship challenges, focusing on trust, communication, and dealing with past infidelities in family contexts.
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  • Prevention

    and explore the complexities of teenage suicide prevention with insights from Dr. Erin Margolis. They emphasize the importance of increased supervision and securing potential means of self-harm, such as medications and sharp objects, to ensure safety 1. Dr. Margolis advises against overwhelming the teenager with questions immediately after an attempt, focusing instead on crisis management and emotional validation.

    Once she's more stable, then you can start exploring the why of it all, but not too soon.

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    The priority is to stabilize the teenager before delving into deeper emotional issues.

       

    Family Impact

    Family dynamics play a crucial role in an adolescent's mental health, as discussed by Jordan and Gabriel. They highlight the need for parental presence and understanding, even when the child seems to push them away 2. Dr. Margolis suggests that a parent's absence, even if unintentional, can lead to feelings of emotional abandonment in the child.

    It is possible that your daughter felt and still feels emotionally abandoned to some degree, even if that wasn't your intent.

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    The conversation also touches on the challenges faced by parents in maintaining a balance between work and being available for their children 3.

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