Ep. 20 - The SLPs Role in Black Youth Suicide Prevention: IG Live Discussion with Jordyn R. Carroll, MS CCC-SLP

Join me and Jordyn R. Carroll, MS CCC-SLP in our IG Live Replay discussion about how SLPs can prevent suicide in Black children/youth. In this discussion we talk about: ⚫️ The risks and causes of Black youth suicide ⚫️ How to notify parents/caregivers of our concerns ⚫️ How to incorporate counseling within our scope of practice ⚫️ Ways to advocate for children who are at risk ⚫️ Compassion fatigue for SLPs About Jordyn_______ Jordyn Carroll, M.S., CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist and trailblazer in the field of speech pathology. She specializes in culturally-responsive therapy, advocacy, and is the sole owner of JRCtheSLP, LLC. Her business entails public speaking, providing learning opportunities, creating diverse therapy materials, consulting, servicing private clients, and selling meaningful products and apparel. Jordyn uses her social media platform, @JRC_theSLP on instagram, to continue advocating for Black and other marginalized communities, push for improving and diversifying the field of speech pathology, and emphasize "being the person you needed when you were younger." Jordyn's Website: jrctheslp.com Jordyn's Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JRCtheSLP Jordyn's Instagram: @jrc_theslp Article mentioned: "Studying the effect of racism on Black women’s brains finds traumalike impact" (The Washington Post, 2021 ) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pediatricspeechsister/support