Parent Guidance Playbooks

Learn how to to talk your child about difficult issues including the most common risk factors for teen suicide.


The playbooks below are excerpts from the award-winning videos. They include commentary from clinical experts teaching you how to communicate with your teen.  

Parent Guidance Playbook

Learn how to to talk your child about difficult issues including the most common risk factors for teen suicide.


The playbooks below are excerpts from the award-winning videos. They include commentary from clinical experts teaching you how to communicate with your teen.  

When a teen boy becomes the victim of widespread bullying at school he turns to alcohol to drown out the painful feelings and his own negative voice.

Learn how to intervene at the most crucial moments by asking the right kinds of questions and have effective conversations about sensitive topics.

Dante's Story

Negative thoughts become a world of despair for a gay high school football star, whose struggles with identity and an overbearing father challenge him to accept support from peers and from himself.

Learn how to help your child accept themselves and recognize their potential by creating safety for talk.

Amie's Story

When negative thoughts continue to haunt a teenage suicide survivor, the support of her family and boyfriend become essential to finding a sense of purpose and accepting all parts of herself – the positive and the negative.

Learn how to open up about your own struggles and help your teen manage feelings of guilt around their mental health.

Danny's Story

After a life-changing accident, a teen boy learns to rely on his network of supporters to adjust to his new normal.

Emily's Story

Driven to escape an abusive situation at home, a teen struggles with the false choice between her own wellbeing and her mother’s happiness.

Learn how to recognize when your own child or a friend needs support and help them develop healthy perspectives on sensitive topics.

Kyle's Story + Episode 1

Dr. Skinner | Therapist

Dante's Story + Episode 1

Dr. Skinner | LMFT, CSAT-S, EMDR

Dr. Skinner is a licensed marriage and family therapist who has been helping individuals and families for over 20 years. He has spent the past two decades studying, practicing, and improving the mental health industry.