“The worst thing we can do is not talk about it. When we do funerals at the church when there’s a suicide, I always ask the parents ‘Would you please let me talk about this? Can we be honest with the kids? You’re going to have a thousand kids at this funeral and I promise you there’s 50 of them thinking about the same thing. If we don’t talk about it, they’re going to keep thinking about it. Help me make a case for them for why there is hope. Let’s bring something good out of this tragedy.’” - Adam Hamilton, Senior Pastor at Church of the Resurrection
In our third episode of Toddcast², we speak into the conversation on mental health and suicide prevention. Our guest Adam Hamilton, Senior Pastor at Church of the Resurrection, talks with our host, Blue Valley Schools Superintendent Dr. Todd White, about the importance of productive dialogue when addressing mental health and teen suicide. We also discuss #ZeroReasonsWhy - a student-led campaign to prevent teen suicide and remove the stigma associated with mental health.