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Talking to Kids About a Suicide of Someone Close to Them (Video)
Child Mind Institute, has produced the video, Talking to Kids About the Suicide of Someone Close to Them. Nancy Rappaport, MD, is a child and adolescent psychiatrist who works in the public school system of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and serves as an assistant professor at Harvard University. Dr. Rappaport is additionally recognized as the author of "In Her Wake: A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother’s Suicide." In this video, she delves into the challenging yet crucial subject of addressing suicide with children when someone close to them has tragically taken their own life.
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