How can parents detect a potential teenage suicide?

Form a Good Relationship with your Youth. During early childhood development, children generally bond with their parents and they have a good and trusting relationship. They grow up trusting their outside world and see it as a safe place where they can continue to grow and develop. read more

Lots more info there, including what parents can do. The biggest sign I can remember from my training as a suicide hotline counselor, for anybody contemplating suicide, is the giving away of treasured items (because they’re not going to need them anymore ), pulling away from family and friends. read more

Parents can help prevent suicide by recognizing warning signs, identifying risk factors (characteristics that may lead a young person to engage in suicidal behaviors), promoting protective factors (characteristics that help people deal with stress and reduce their chances of engaging in suicidal behaviors), and knowing how to talk to their children and seek mental health services. read more

If your teen is thinking about suicide, he or she is likely displaying warning signs. Listen to what your child is saying and watch how he or she is acting. Never shrug off threats of suicide as teen melodrama. Discourage isolation. Encourage your teen to spend time with supportive friends and family. Encourage a healthy lifestyle. read more