How To Talk About Suicide

Dr. Stacey Freedenthal is a licensed clinical social worker and an Associate Professor at the University of Denver.

She is also a suicidologist, an author and a mother of one.

As a suicidologist, she helps people to stay alive and those who want to stay alive, guides family and friends through grief and healing, and teaches students and professionals how to do all of the above.

Timestamps: 

1:00 - The lived experience that prompted her to pursue the field of suicidology.2:10 - How the understanding and communication of suicide has changed in the last decade and how it has been impacted by social media.3:49 - The impact of the global epidemic of youth mental health and its impact on the perception and understanding of suicide.

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