#psychoeducation #socialsupport #psychologicalsupportgroups #peertopeer #risingnumbers (among Black youth) #faithbasedsupport (and suicide prevention)

June 16, 2019

Concerns on social media this week

Did you see reports/articles/commentary on any of these thought-provoking subjects? Links to some are below and we will be Tweeting/chatting about them. Please join the conversation and share your experiences, concerns, suggestion on one or all topics.

Rising numbers of suicides among Black youth under 13

https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/research/research-publications/research-now/2018/july/under-age-13-suicide-rates-are-roughly-double-for-black-children-compared-with-white-children

A Friends-and-Family Intervention for Preventing Teen Suicide

Researchers are focusing new attention on boosting social connectedness for teens following hospitalization for suicide attempts or ideations.

https://undark.org/article/preventing-teen-suicide/

War, depression, suicide: American veterans are finding help

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-06-war-depression-suicide-american-veterans.html

How Religious Belief Can Affect Health

One scientist used brain scans of rabbis to inform his research

https://www.nextavenue.org/religion-affect-health/?utm_source=sumome&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=sumome_share

https://theactionalliance.org/communities/faith-communities

https://www.sprc.org/settings/faith-communities