The Conversations We Don’t Want to Have: Suicide in Families

It’s Time for the “T!” You may have heard that Regina King’s son Ian Alexander (26) completed suicide. As we send love, support, and prayers to her, this is also a good time to have a tough conversation. In this episode Dr. Tarver is discussing suicides in families. #mentalhealthmoments #unbearablepain #suicideawareness #toughconversations National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (also can chat 24/7) Samaritans Crisis Services (877) 870-4673 Suicide Prevention Resources for Survivors of Suicide Loss – provides a list of organizations and websites for survivors: http://www.sprc.org/sites/sprc.org/files/Survivors.pdf American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - provides links to support groups, therapists, programs and more: https://afsp.org/find-support/ Suicide.org - provides a forum and many resources: http://www.suicide.org/suicide-survivors.html Alliance of Hope - provides a blog, a forum and other services: http://www.allianceofhope.org/