Teens and Suicide: Recognizing the Signs and Sharing the Hope is a 24-page minibook by Julie Lowe that helps adults identify warning signs of suicide in teenagers and offers practical guidance for providing hope and support.
Julie Lowe, a family and children's counselor, examines some of the factors that make teens increasingly vulnerable to suicidal thoughts and behaviors. She outlines common warning signs, explains how to respond safely and compassionately, and gives actionable steps for parents, mentors, youth workers, and friends to guard against hopelessness.
The book emphasizes the importance of building loving, trustworthy relationships with teens as the basis for direction, instruction, and emotional safety. Lowe encourages adults to demonstrate care, sacrificial giving, genuine compassion, and faith in Christ so that struggling teens have a dependable lifeline and reasons to keep living.
Format: 24 pages, minibook.