Learn how to walk beside your teenager through mental health challenges—and find healing on the other side.
When Your Teen Self-Injures: A Crisis Manual for Christian Parents is a guide designed to help moms and dads who have children struggling with self-injury or suicidal thoughts. Dr. Mark Mayfield is a veteran counselor who has helped many families find the light at the end of a dark tunnel with their hurting teens.
In this extremely practical, step-by-step mental health resource, you will find:
- Real-life stories from parents and kids who have navigated the effects of self-harm
- Dr. Mayfield’s own attempted-suicide experience, which equips him to counsel with unique empathy and wisdom
- A rating scale for assessing your child’s risk and questions to ask a mental health professional
- Explanations of how social media and the internet have contributed to a rise in digital self-harm
- Step-by-step instructions for what to do next
Parents can find hope as they walk alongside their teen with love and empathy.