The NSPCC has called for teachers and doctors to be trained to identify suicide distress signs before children reach crisis point, and wants therapy to be made available for all children who have suffered abuse.
She got hands-on experience as an intern at a suicide crisis center in Buffalo, learned behavior therapy at SUNY Stony Brook and eventually landed at the University of Washington.
Cognitive behavioral therapy that focuses on teaching practical skills that help people get through crisis moments was shown to reduce suicide attempts by half in big 2005 trial on civilians.