It can feel like it’s a big step to take for Michigan parents to start a conversation about suicide prevention with their kids.

But it could be the most important one.

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and a list of resources may have appeared more than usual in school newsletters, mailers and conversations with education leaders, hoping to spread the word on often-underutilized resources available to K-12 students in need of mental health support.

Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death overall in Michigan and the second among children and young adults ages 15 to 24, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

For parents and caregivers, now may be a good time to broach the subject with their kids at home.

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