Kids find healing at suicide-bereavement camps

Plus more health news | Email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( [Health Matters]( [As suicide rates rise, bereavement camps bring healing to kids left behind]( By Jamie Ducharme Health Correspondent [Reporting guidelines]( for journalists writing about suicide often emphasize the importance of including a sense of hope in these difficult stories. When I learned about the small but growing world of suicide-bereavement camps—which are designed to give kids and families coping with the loss of a loved one to suicide a place to heal together—it seemed like a perfect way to highlight hope. These camps do so much for the kids who attend them: they let them have fun and feel like kids again, meet other people who understand their pain, and help them process the tragedies they’ve experienced, often at very young ages. They’re also protective, camp directors told me and my colleague Kara Milstein. People are at higher risk for suicidal behavior after a loved one dies this way—so bringing kids together to heal and grow can have serious mental-health benefits. At a time when suicide rates are on the rise, that’s more important than ever. If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental-health crisis or contemplating suicide, call or text 988. In emergencies, call 911, or seek care from a local hospital or mental health provider. [READ MORE]( Share This Story What Else to Read [Florida’s Environmental Failures Are a Warning for the Rest of the U.S.]( By Jeff VanderMeer Jeff VanderMeer on how Ron DeSantis's environmental policies have crippled Florida in the climate change era. [Read More »]( [Pence Would Ban Abortions When Pregnancies Aren’t Viable. His GOP Rivals Won’t Say if They Agree]( By JILL COLVIN / AP Pence is the only major candidate who supports a federal ban on abortion at six weeks, and said abortion should be banned when a pregnancy isn't viable. [Read More »]( [The Webb Telescope’s Latest Image Reveals The Birth of Very Young Stars]( By Jeffrey Kluger One year after its first pictures streamed back, the telescope keeps delivering dazzling images. [Read More »]( [The Best Exercises to Sneak Into Your Workday]( By Pam Moore Here are three easy ways to move more during work. (Originally published in 2021.) [Read More »]( [Does Sunscreen Ever Expire?]( By Jamie Ducharme There’s a lot of debate, but here’s what the experts think. (Originally published in 2018.) [Read More »]( EXPERT VOICE When we think about heat stroke, “I think we have visions like, at the end of a marathon, people collapsing from heatstroke—that their gait is off, they can't move their legs forward, they’re stumbling and stuff like that. But it's more than that. There’s a cytokine storm of events that's occurring inside the body, but the only thing you really see is that they're very hot." —Zachary Schlader, associate professor of kinesiology at Indiana University If you were forwarded this and want to sign up to receive it daily, [click here](. Today's newsletter was written by Jamie Ducharme and Haley Weiss and edited by Oliver Staley. [Want more from TIME? Sign up for our other newsletters.]( [Subscribe to TIME]( TIME may receive compensation for some links to products and services in this email. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Connect with TIME via [Facebook]( | [Twitter]( | [Newsletters]( [UNSUBSCRIBE]( [PRIVACY POLICY]( [YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS]( TIME Customer Service, P.O. Box 37508, Boone, IA 50037-0508 Questions? Contact health@time.com Copyright © 2023 TIME USA, LLC. All rights reserved.