Suicide: Ideation, Prevention and Recovery-Children and Adults

Suicide: Ideation, Prevention and Recovery

By Linda Karimo

?Best Selling Children’s Book Author/Vision Educator/Child Reading Literacy Advocate and Host of the…

International Post COVID Child?Education Summit

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Unless you have been living under a rock, you don’t have to look too deeply to understand that the prevalence of child suicide is on the rise. The Pandemic has only added to the scores of children/young adults that felt the need to take their own lives. What a very tragic situation for both children and the parents who had nurtured them up until their last breath.

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You see, I have a God Daughter, age 11 who recently was hospitalized because of a planned suicide. What a shock this was to hear, she is a beautiful blue eyed blonde child with a warm personality. Where to place the blame, on the Mother with her choice of husband, the Pandemic or whatever force was lurking inside this child’s brain.

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She is okay and her planned suicide was an attempt to reach out for help. Her mother feels that she is past the crisis and is under the care of a Child Psychologist. The question is, “is this sweet little girl out of the woods, or is she just okay for now?”

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When looking for the answer to this question, I saw the need to reach out to top experts in the field so that parents would have a guide or a plan that they could follow.

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Now, it’s not only children that are taking their lives on a daily basis but full grown adults, many with great jobs, stable home lives and more. What makes these people feel so desperate to take their own lives?

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In my research I found a group of truly World-Class experts that could help all of those people that I have spoken about, to understand the psyche and work to save lives.

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This became the day of understanding for my upcoming International Post COVID Child Education Summit.

Day 5, Saturday October 23 the last day of the Summit:

·??????Mental Health of Our Children

·??????Suicide: Ideation, Prevention and Recovery

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When reaching out to these fine people, they jumped at the opportunity to help all of you out there who might be living with mental health issues or are worried about your children sliding down the path of destruction.

Let’s look at a handful of Summit speakers who will help us navigate through the mind field of mental challenges:

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JACKIE SIMMONS

Radio Host of: The Teen Suicide Prevention Show

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Her daughter had a planned suicide when she was a teen and has had over 5 more episodes since and is now 37 years old. She will tell you that the urge or the draw to take one’s life doesn’t just disappear with age.

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"How to Stop Teen Suicide" Includes "'The Talk' That Saves Lives"

Is the topic of her presentation on our Summit and she shares her TEDx Talk which is absolutely gripping and the first time I listened to it, I just sat in silence for several minutes digesting it all.


Jackie goes on to say, “It's every parent's worst nightmare and it can be prevented.

A guilt-nightmare that's shared by everyone around you.

We all know someone struggling with the guilt-nightmare even though they may not be talking about it.

According to the Center for Disease Control one out of every four young adults is struggling to stay alive.

We're talking about suicide.”


·???????We are not talking with Jackie Simmons about looking for the signs that your kid's at risk

·???????Jackie Simmons is going to show us how to prevent suicidal thinking so that you're reducing your child's risk factors


DR. NAN NELSON

Child Psychiatrist

TEACHING CHILDREN ABOUT GRIEF, DEATH AND DYING

Using Caterpillars, Cocoons and Butterflies!

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Dr. Nelson answers the following questions:

?“Have your children ever asked you questions that make you uncomfortable?or at a loss?to know what to say, or?how much to say?”

“When this happens do you think, my parents did this...but I'm not sure that's what I want to do. What a sticky subject?that I thought I had time before I had to answer that one.

What will other parents think if I tell my kid this, and they tell other kids?”

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ANNE MOSS ROGERS

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Anne Moss Rogers is the Emotionally Naked registered Public Speaker, a registered Suicide Prevention Trainer, TEDx storyteller, NAMI Virginia Fundraising Chair, and author of the award-winning book, Diary of a Broken Mind. Her second book, Emotionally Naked: A Teacher’s Guide

To Preventing Suicide and Recognizing Students At Risk was published in August 2021.

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Anne Moss’s presentation is about her journey to healing by dragging an unpopular topic into the spotlight, how giving back has helped her heal, and how a blog community that came together in their shared pain has saved lives in the most surprising and unconventional of ways.?

·??????How stigma played a role in her dear son Charles’s self-esteem, substance misuse, and suicide

? One mom’s unconventional way to save lives

? How to spot someone at risk for suicide and what to do/say

? How one mom turned grief into action to find a path to healing

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DR. SALLY SPENCER-THOMAS

INNOVATION IN MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH: HUMOR, MEDIA & DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT

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Dr. Spencer-Thomas is a Psychologist, Keynote Speaker & Impact Entrepreneur. She is the President of United Suicide Survivors International. She was moved to work in suicide prevention after her younger brother, a Denver entrepreneur, died of suicide after a difficult battle with bipolar condition. Known nationally and internationally as an innovator in social change, Spencer-Thomas has helped start up multiple large-scale, gap filling efforts in mental health including the award-winning campaign Man Therapy and was the lead author on the National Guidelines for Workplace Suicide Prevention.

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Why should men watch this presentation?

  • Many men feel overwhelmed by job and family stressors and are suffering in silence
  • Men who start to experience high levels of distress may turn to self-medicating with drugs, alcohol, sexual behavior, gambling or spending compulsively as a way to cope - this often leads to many more problems
  • Males make up 70-80% of suicide deaths
  • Men who hold traditional norms of masculinity are often very self-reliant and least likely to reach out for help
  • Men rely on peers to get through tough times -- this presentation will give men a powerful tool to help others they are worried about

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Why should women watch this presentation as well?

  • Female friends and partners of men who are facing tough times can have a big influence in getting the men connected to support
  • The presentation will give them tips on how to approach men who are reluctant to seek help

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Rounding out the Suicide phase of this transformational fifth day on the Summit is…

ALEXIS BINGHAM

“LEADING By LISTENING”

Students Aren't Included in Decision-Making

Bridging the Gap Between Parents, Teachers and School Administration to Better Address the Situation

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Alexis Bingham is the Founder of the Find the Light Foundation, a youth driven organization dedicated to ending the epidemic of youth suicide and drug overdose by amplifying student voices. In her role, Alex trains students to advocate for themselves and their classmates. She also advises school officials on how to effectively utilize the input of their students in policy-making and mental health curriculum.

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Alex works with public officials at all levels to educate and craft legislation on improved record-keeping and awareness of the prevalence of teen suicide and drug overdose.

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What you will discover in Alexis’s presentation…

·??????How leading by listening impacts students personally and their school communities

·??????The quickest way to improve a mental health environment of a school

·??????What we miss when students aren't included in decision-making

·??????How you can empower your students to be their own champions

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You can learn more about this epic International Post COVID Child Education Summit?by visiting these fine men and women as well as?35 more speakers who will share with you cutting edge strategies, actionable content and processes that are working now as we try to dig our way out of this crippling Pandemic.

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Decide if this is where you want to be on October 19 through October 23.

See you inside the Summit!

?https://lindakarimo.com/summit-registration-li/

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