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title: "Mental Health Crisis Planning for Children: Learn to Recognize, Manage, Prevent and Plan for Your Child’s Mental Health Crisis"
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updated: "2026-07-31"
category: Crisis Response and Suicide Prevention
tags:
  - Audience
  - Families
---

# Mental Health Crisis Planning for Children: Learn to Recognize, Manage, Prevent and Plan for Your Child’s Mental Health Crisis

This is a valuable resource for parents and caregivers. It provides information about recognizing suicidal ideation, what to do once you observe these warning signs, and how to plan to prevent suicide.

 

[Read More](https://namimn.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/48/2023/10/MentalHealthCrisisPlanningforChildren-Sep-2023-1.pdf)

 

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