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Talking with Children about Suicide and Violent Death

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By:  Lynn Snyder, MPS , Melissa Lunardini, MA, MFTI

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talking with children and teens worksheetDownload and print out this helpful tip card for parents, teachers and support professionals illustrating how to talk with kids about traumatic death.

For more information on this topic, Melissa and Lynn have also created a video exploring why truth telling is so important. Visit that video here.

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