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S4 Episode 7 – How to talk about suicide with children – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Warning: this episode discusses suicide.
Suicide is the leading cause of death in Australian children — and there is no simple solution to this heartbreaking reality.
As a problem that thrives in silence, Maggie Dent wants to get you okay with discussing suicide and suicidal tendencies. She talks to Celina, a woman from her community whose son died by suicide, adolescent psychiatrist Mat Coleman, and Dr Claire Kelly from Mental Health First Aid Australia.
If you or your child needs help, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
For youth mental health support contact headspace.org.au or reachout.com.
LISTEN HERE: #S4 Episode 7 – How to talk about suicide with children