{"id":21480,"date":"2026-10-15T07:26:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/?p=21480"},"modified":"2026-10-14T20:38:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T01:38:15","slug":"sharing-informal-support-can-help-youth-mental-health-before-theyre-in-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/2026\/10\/15\/sharing-informal-support-can-help-youth-mental-health-before-theyre-in-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharing &#8211; Informal support can help youth mental health \u2014 before they\u2019re in crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is something to keep in mind:<\/p>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<blockquote><p>Early intervention and informal support can make a difference\u00a0<em>before<\/em>\u00a0a young person reaches the point of crisis.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\">\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/jack.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jack.org<\/a>\u00a0programming aligns with protective factors of suicide outlined by Canada\u2019s Suicide Prevention Framework, including mental health literacy, enabling help-seeking and support, and stigma reduction.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/sponsored-sections\/informal-support-can-help-youth-mental-health-before-they-re-in-crisis\/article_ee5c2364-bc34-4bf4-9698-14660733e0d5.html\">https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/sponsored-sections\/informal-support-can-help-youth-mental-health-before-they-re-in-crisis\/article_ee5c2364-bc34-4bf4-9698-14660733e0d5.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The free training aside, I think one of the things we often miss is how much impact informal support can have on someone&#8217;s mental health status. 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No one expects you to be a therapist, but I can tell you from experience that it&#8217;s shocking how many people disappear from your life when you struggle with mental health issues.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, we also know there&#8217;s a ton of research that indicates that early intervention is also key to preventing larger mental health issues in adulthood, so why not support kids struggling every way we can?<\/p>\n<p>So yes, check out the resources linked above to learn more about how to be supportive, but here&#8217;s the one thing you shouldn&#8217;t do: leave.<span hidden class=\"__iawmlf-post-loop-links\" data-iawmlf-links=\"[{&quot;id&quot;:5547,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/jack.org&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20261012070505\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.jack.org\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-10-15 12:27:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-10-15 12:27:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5548,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.thestar.com\\\/sponsored-sections\\\/informal-support-can-help-youth-mental-health-before-they-re-in-crisis\\\/article_ee5c2364-bc34-4bf4-9698-14660733e0d5.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20261012060645\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.thestar.com\\\/sponsored-sections\\\/informal-support-can-help-youth-mental-health-before-they-re-in-crisis\\\/article_ee5c2364-bc34-4bf4-9698-14660733e0d5.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-10-15 12:29:04&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-10-15 12:29:04&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"syndication-links\"><\/div><span class=\"kt-load-after-post\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The free training aside, I think one of the things we often miss is how much impact informal support can have on someone&#8217;s mental health status. 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