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More Than SpecialArchives Available on VoiceAmerica Variety Channel Author: Germaine Seufert
More Than Special is for parents, caregivers and professionals to discuss topics relevant to having a child with special needs or helping advocate for an individual who has intellectual or developmental differences. Whether an acquired delay, like a brain injury, or one from birth, like Down syndrome, or one with questionable cause, like autism or ADHD, helping individuals navigate multiple systems with ever changing rules or laws, is difficult. Special Education, Health Insurance, Housing, Stress and Burnout, Injustice and Discrimination are real issues for anyone in the special needs community. Join us for an open conversation about these and many more topics, on the VoiceAmerica Variety Channel. Language: en-us Genres: Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Science, Social Sciences Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Encore Mental Health Concerns and Preventing Suicide in Teens
Tuesday, 27 October, 2020
With suicide being the number one cause of death among young people in Colorado and is the most preventable form of death, we discuss the causes of and ways to prevent this sad and unallowable statistic. 70% of teens with depression or other mental health issues do not receive mental health interventions. Often isolation and loneliness are sited as the number one correlation with suicidal ideation and depression. This is pre-COVID conditions and with COVID bringing additional isolation, there is a large reason for concern with an increase in depression and potential for increased suicide rates.
