Summary: Grief recovery specialist Kristi Hugstad has dedicated her life to helping abolish the stigma of mental illness and suicide.Ever since her husband completed suicide in 2012, after years of struggling with clinical depression, grief recovery specialist Kristi Hugstad has dedicated her life to helping abolish the stigma of mental illness and suicide. Hugstad says that suicide prevention must start with our teens. Teen suicide isn’t a new phenomenon, but unfortunately, it has become a tragic, disturbing epidemic in the United States. Her book, Beneath the Surface: A Teen's Guide to Reaching Out When You or Your Friend Is in Crisis, provides the information, encouragement, and tactical guidance you need to help yourself or others experiencing: Depression Academic or parental pressures Eating disorders Bullying Self-harm PTSD Peer pressure Anxiety Substance abuse Technology addiction Suicidal thoughts or actions Listen as Hugstad joins host Lisa Davis to share insight about this troubling trend in today's youth population.
