Working with Adolescents and Their Families in the Immediate Aftermath of a Suicide Attempt

• By: Regina Barros, LCSW North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center
• July 1st, 2012
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Terror, anger, confusion, anxiety, and desperation are some of the feelings that family members express following a suicide attempt by a young adolescent. The mental health worker who has been working with the teen may be left to wonder - “What did I miss? What didn’t I do? What didn’t I see?...