Helping Your Child Cope with Depression and Suicidal Thoughts

Support for Parents Whose Children are Depressed

Contrary to popular belief, young children do get seriouslydepressed, and many try to kill themselves. In Helping Your ChildCope with Depression and Suicidal Thoughts the authors, Shamoo andPatros, show parents: how to learn to talk, listen, and communicateeffectively with a depressed child
what situations can cause achild or adolescent to wish to commit suicide
what signs to watchfor
myths and misinformation about suicide
how to determine therisk of suicide
and How to intervene.