In this episode, Janet speaks with Dr. Jonathan Singer, PhD, LCSW. Dr. Singer is a professor at Loyola University in Chicago's School of Social Work and the Founder and host of The Social Work Podcast. Dr. Singer is the author of two editions of Suicide in Schools and an award-winning researcher specializing in family-based interventions for suicidal and cyberbullied youth, service access, school-based suicide responses, and the use of technology in education and clinical practice. Dr. Singer is also a former president of the American Association of Suicidology. Janet and Dr. Singer discuss what can contribute to teen suicide, looking at risk and prevention factors, the myth surrounding the idea that talking about suicide contributes to the ideology and the issue of contagion. Listen to Dr. Singer’s podcast https://socialworkpodcast.blogspot.com/ Resources recommended by Dr. Singer: Anna Mueller & Seth Abrutyn - Life Under Pressure: The Social Roots of Youth Suicide and What to Do About Them Pat Corrigan Mental health - On the Stigma of Mental Illness: Practical Strategies for Research and Social Change The S-word documentary - Shattering the Silence around SuicideFor more information on the work we do at CATCH, please visit our website.
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