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    A Parent’s Guide to Suicide & Self-Harm Prevention
    A Parent’s Guide to Suicide & Self-Harm Prevention
    A Parent’s Guide to Suicide & Self-Harm Prevention
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    A Parent’s Guide to Suicide & Self-Harm Prevention

    By Axis

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    Discovering that suicide and self-harm are part of your teen’s reality can set off a whirlwind of panic. Gain hope with this guide featuring 11 conversation starters to ease you into this sensitive topic and help you understand your child’s situation. Plus, uncover why these devastating incidents are on the rise, how to prevent them, and how to offer faith-based encouragement.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTyndale House Publishers
    Release dateJun 6, 2023
    ISBN9781496467683
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      A Parent’s Guide to Suicide & Self-Harm Prevention - Axis

      A Parent’s Guide to Suicide & Self-Harm PreventionA Parent’s Guide to Suicide & Self-Harm Prevention by Axis. Tyndale House Publishers

      AXIS PARENT GUIDES SERIES

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      A Parent’s Guide to Influencers

      A Parent’s Guide to Instagram

      A Parent’s Guide to TikTok

      A Parent’s Guide to YouTube

      A Parent’s Guide to Teen Identity

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      A Parent’s Guide to Body Positivity

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      A Parent’s Guide to Fear & Worry

      A Parent’s Guide to the Sex Talk

      A Parent’s Guide to Pornography

      A Parent’s Guide to Sexual Assault

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      A Parent’s Guide to Depression & Anxiety

      PARENT GUIDE BUNDLES

      Parent Guides to Social Media

      Parent Guides to Finding True Identity

      Parent Guides to Mental & Sexual Health

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      A Parent’s Guide to Suicide & Self-Harm Prevention

      Copyright © 2023 by Axis. All rights reserved.

      Cover illustration by Lindsey Bergsma. Copyright © Tyndale House Ministries. All rights reserved.

      Designed by Lindsey Bergsma

      Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

      For information about special discounts for bulk purchases, please contact Tyndale House Publishers at csresponse@tyndale.com, or call 1-855-277-9400.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

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      ISBN 978-1-4964-6766-9

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      Anyone strong enough to kill himself is more than strong enough to live, ought to let himself live, and is very much needed among us.

      JENNIFER HECHT, STAY

      Contents

      A Letter from Axis

      You’re Not Alone

      An Important Note

      What Exactly Is Suicide? Self-Harm?

      The History and Cultural Context

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