Keeping Our Kids Alive: Parenting a suicidal young person : Australian Academic Press : 9781925644401 : 1925644405 : 06 Apr 2020 : Suicide is a confronting topic. As a parent, it may represent the greatest fear for our family. Yet, for many, there is a misguided belief that talking about suicide with young people causes further distress. Research shows otherwise -- not talking aboutsuicide can be harmful. Psychologist Lyn O'Grady has spent decades working, researching and presenting on better mental health for children, young people and families. Along the way, she has witnessed the desperate struggle with life that suicidal thoughts and feelings bring. She has also seen countless books about parenting, usually featuring simplistic recipe-type approaches that can be appealing but challenging to implement at times of crisis. So she wrote this book to explain exactly what it means tobe a parent of a teenager who is struggling with suicidal thoughts and behaviours and how to help. Drawing