HTTP/2 200 date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:33:56 GMT content-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 set-cookie: __cfduid=d1dd04ce141ea5c3be70c383eba2938371603208035; expires=Thu, 19-Nov-20 15:33:55 GMT; path=/; domain=.www.nssf.org; HttpOnly; SameSite=Lax vary: Accept-Encoding vary: Accept-Encoding x-pingback: https://www.nssf.org/xmlrpc.php set-cookie: cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary=yes; expires=Tue, 20-Oct-2020 16:26:26 GMT; Max-Age=3600; path=/ link: ; rel="https://api.w.org/" link: ; rel="alternate"; type="application/json" link: ; rel=shortlink x-powered-by: WP Engine x-cacheable: SHORT vary: Accept-Encoding,Cookie cache-control: max-age=600, must-revalidate x-cache: HIT: 3 x-cache-group: normal set-cookie: cookielawinfo-checkbox-non-necessary=yes; expires=Tue, 20-Oct-2020 16:26:26 GMT; Max-Age=3600; path=/ cf-cache-status: DYNAMIC cf-request-id: 05e83e55ad000073c16709d000000001 expect-ct: max-age=604800, report-uri="https://report-uri.cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/beacon/expect-ct" server: cloudflare cf-ray: 5e53cccf790473c1-IAD A Guide for Parents: Understanding Youth Mental Health and Preventing Unauthorized Access to Firearms • NSSF

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October 20, 2020

A Guide for Parents: Understanding Youth Mental Health and Preventing Unauthorized Access to Firearms


NEWTOWN, Conn., – The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®) today released a new guide, developed in consultation with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), that helps parents recognize signs their children may be struggling with mental health issues and offers advice on how to talk to kids about suicide, make homes safer for those who may be at-risk and help reduce the risk of suicide among America’s teens.

The free resource – “A Guide for Parents: Understanding Youth Mental Health and Preventing Unauthorized Access to Firearms” – can be downloaded at NSSF’s Project ChildSafe® website[3] or AFSP’s Project 2025 website[4].

“Mental health may seem like a difficult topic to raise with children, but it doesn’t have to be,” said Doreen Marshall, AFSP’s Vice President of Mission Engagement. “Talking openly with our young people about mental health, just as we would physical health, can help protect our kids and give them the support they need, long before a crisis occurs.”

Multiple studies show today’s teens are dealing with higher levels of stress, anxiety, depression and other mental or emotional health

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