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Biography

Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW, is recognized nationally and internationally for her expertise in helping people who have suicidal thoughts. She’s the author of two books: Loving Someone with Suicidal Thoughts: What Family, Friends, and Partners Can Say and Do, published in January 2023, and Helping Someone with Suicidal Thoughts: Tips and Techniques for Professionals (Routledge; 2018). Dr. Freedenthal also created and maintains the website Speaking of Suicide. She has authored or co-authored more than two dozen peer-reviewed articles and book chapters about suicidal intent, youth suicidality, mental health service use, and other topics related to suicide.

Dr. Freedenthal is an associate professor at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, and a psychotherapist in private practice. She lives in Denver, CO, with her husband and their collection of cats.

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Newspapers and Magazines

Cousineau, M. (2023, Jan. 21). As awareness of workplace issues increases, employers offer more mental health services. New Hampshire Union-Leader.

Marie, E. (2023, Jan. 20). 988 crisis hotline concerns according to a mental health expert. Health Digest.

Grossman, P. J. (2023, Jan. 6). Author Stacey Freedenthal: I lost someone I care about to suicide and here is what you should know: An interview with Pirie Jones Grossman. Authority Magazine.

Ruiz, R. (2022, Dec. 28). The best mental health books of 2022. Mashable.

Graham, C. (2022, Dec. 5). Black and male: Why Chris Jones may not have sought help for mental-health condition. Augusta Free Press.

Graham, C. (2022, Dec. 2). Mental health expert: “Possibility for recovery and healing” after UVA football tragedy. Augusta Free Press.

Lyford, C. (2022, September/October). The ideation factor: Changing how we think about youth suicide. Psychotherapy Networker.

Ellin, A. (2022, June 13). How to help a loved one having suicidal thoughts. The New York Times.

Ruiz, R. (2022, Feb. 1). Crisis Text Line ends controversial relationship with for-profit AI company. Mashable.

Ruiz, R. (2021, September 24). Ted Lasso’s kindness isn’t what you think it is. Mashable.

Craig, P. (2021, August-September). Wanted: More suicide-prevention education in social work schools. Social Work Advocates, 10-11. (Copy available on request.)

White, K. (2021, August 16). Expert encourages direct communication: It’s okay to ask, “Are you having thoughts of suicide?” Denver North Star.

Jagannathan, M. (2021, April 8). “We shouldn’t be complacent”: Suicide deaths fell during the 2020 pandemic — but why? MarketWatch.

(2021, March 15). Henry e Meghan, la favola di cui abbiamo bisogno [Henry and Meghan, the fairytale we need]. Salerno News 24.

Valia, C. (2021, March 10). “Come Meghan Markle ha cambiato il modo in cui parliamo di suicidio”: Un articolo del New York Times analizza la confessione della duchessa di Sussex a Oprah Winfrey [“How Meghan Markle changed the way we talk about suicide”: A New York Times article analyzes the Duchess of Sussex’s confession to Oprah Winfrey]. The Post Internazionale.

López, C. (2021, March 9). Gabrielle Union said she had suicidal thoughts in December, and it may be linked to her perimenopause. Insider.

Jagannathan, M. (2020, Oct. 16). ‘This is a moment in history when suicide prevention must be prioritized as a serious public-health concern.’ MarketWatch.

Seaman, J. (2020, Sept. 26). Crisis Point: Teens increasingly turn to Safe 2Tell for suicide, mental health emergencies. But Colorado doesn’t track what happens next. Denver Post.

Jagannathan, M. (2020, Sept. 10). “Some of the biggest risk factors for suicide are now part of daily life”: Here’s how to get help. MarketWatch.

Howes, R. (2020, May/June). Listening to suicidal clients: How to get beyond our fears. Psychotherapy Networker.

Dastagir, A. E. (2020, March 9). We tell suicidal people to go to therapy. So why are therapists rarely trained in suicide? USA Today.

Kramer, J. (2019, Nov. 15). How to help someone who is suicidal. Prevention Magazine.

Cassedy, C., & Celestin, K. (2019, Nov. 8). Shelley Moore Capito correct on suicides in West Virginia. Politifact.

Jagannathan, M. (2019, Oct. 10). Some mental-health professionals find it hard to seek help — and can suffer from even greater stigma. Market Watch.

Chuck, E. (2019, Sept. 11). Suicides of two mental health advocates in a week serve as a grim reminder. NBC News (Online).

Kindelan, K. (2019, Sept. 9). On World Suicide Prevention Day, what 4 survivors of suicide want you to know. Good Morning America (Online).

Lyons, C. L. (2019, July 15). Suicide crisis: Can the rising rate be stemmed? CQ Researcher.

Schmid, John. (2019, March 29). As suicides rise in Wisconsin and across the U.S., our ‘wounded healers’ are more important than ever. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Sanchez, R. (2019, January). Why did Jamel Myles die? 5280 Magazine.

(2018, Dec. 10). Inside America’s suicide crisis. O: The Oprah Magazine.

Cherkis, J. (2018, Nov. 15). The best way to save people from suicide. Huffington Post.

Price, S. (2018, November). Front line: Using primary care to prevent suicide. Texas Medicine Magazine.

Murray, R. (2018, Sept. 10). What is it like to survive a suicide attempt? The Today Show Online.