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Teens and Self-Harm

Teens and Self-Harm

What you need to know about teens and self-harm. A major concern today with school counselors asking a lot of questions as their middle school and high school students are coming to them asking for help.

High School Student Suicide 48 Hours Before My Visit

Teen Life Coach Jeff Yalden

On December 14, 2022, I was invited to speak at South Newton High School in Indiana.  48 hours prior to my visit a high school junior had made that forever decision.  He committed suicide.  Just 48 hours prior to me visiting the school. It was a late Sunday night that he took his life.  The […]

Parents and Teen Mental Health

Youth Mental Health and Teen Motivational Speaker Jeff Yalden shares a message for parents about teen mental health and social pressures teens face today.

The Speed of Hurt

Teens experience pain as fast as the flip of a switch – and the speed of hurt hits them as swiftly as turning on a light. Often, terrible situations can lead to teen suicide – but we need to be vigilant when observing changes – even small changes – in the behavior of the young […]

THEORY ON TEEN SUICIDE

In The Trenches of Teen Mental Health Teen suicide is at epidemic proportions. I’ve been working in the trenches of teen mental health for three decades. With all my education, training and experience, I have never come across anything that benefited his work than a theory developed by Dr. Thomas Joiner, a professor at Florida […]