The first of two conversations with Dr. Julia Whisenhunt - assistant professor of counselor education and college student affairs at West Georgia University - on suicide prevention, risk, and assessment. This episode covers statistics about suicide, risk factors, warning signs, and protective factors. Below are links to the different resources mentioned in the podcast.
You can email Julia at jwhisenh@westga.edu
Suicide Warning Signs
http://www.suicidology.org/stats-and-tools/suicide-warning-signs
Youth Warning Signs
www.youthsuicidewarningsigns.org
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
http://www.sprc.org/
American Association of Suicidology
http://www.suicidology.org/home
International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)
https://www.iasp.info/wspd
Suicide Is Preventable: CA website
http://www.suicideispreventable.org
Jed Foundation
http://www.jedfoundation.org/
Half of Us
http://www.halfofus.com/
You Matter (for young adults)
www.youmatter.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
For the APA citation for this episode go to www.thethoughtfulcounselor.com