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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Absolutely tell his therapist and get him to a psychiatrist.  Do NOT punish him by taking away electronics, etc. - that is absolutely ridiculous.  You might as well take away his puppy because he has the flu - he isn't being willful, he is depressed and needs HELP.  If he is telling you that he is suicidal then he has been feeling this way for a long time and adolescent boys have very little pre-frontal cortex to rely on to keep them safe.

OP, listen.  My nephew killed himself recently.  He wrote in his suicide note that he knows that his parents will be better off without him.  His parents were the most loving, concerned people you have ever met, this has absolutely NOTHING to do with logic, it's all about emotion.  Get him help.  Now, today.  It's urgent.[/quote]

Oh my.  OP here.  I am so sorry about your nephew.   I have a nephew with addiction issues and mental health issues and we worry about suicide or overdose all the time.  This is good advice.  Thank you.  [/quote]

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