URochester Medicine Sheftall Lab

08/20/2026

Upcoming webinar to discuss upstream su***de prevention hosted by American Foundation for Su***de Prevention!

Remember there is always someone available to listen! Text, call or chat with 988! 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year!

In honor of Su***de Prevention Month, SPRC is hosting a webinar on upstream su***de prevention for communities on Sept 9 at 4 pm ET. Click the link to sign up! https://ow.ly/RkmC50ZzZ5I Su***de Prevention Resource Center ***dePrevention

08/19/2026

A successful school year starts with more than supplies. Mental health and substance misuse support can make a big difference for students and educators.

If you need help with mental health or substance misuse, help is available: http://samhsa.gov/find-help

08/19/2026

The pressure for adults to protect kids from every hard thing is real, but not realistic. Challenging experiences are inevitable and learning how to move through them ultimately helps kids build their distress tolerance, resilience and problem-solving skills over time.

08/17/2026

When kids are overwhelmed by school or struggle to keep up with assignments, it affects their mental health and their confidence, potentially leading to poor academic outcomes. Sometimes one of the best things adults can do is teach kids tools for managing school to help empower them, decrease that stress and feel control of their school day.

08/13/2026

Help us learn! We want to hear your voice and learn more from your story! Thank you!

If you ever need someone to listen, remember 988 is always available! You can call, text, or chat with 988 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year!

08/12/2026

School is starting and it can lead to a lot of stress for our youth. Here is a link on what we can do to help!

Kids experience stress too—learn the difference between stress and anxiety, how to spot signs of stress in children, and simple strategies to help them cope and thrive.

08/10/2026

🎉 EXCITING NEWS — WE’RE ALMOST THERE! 🎉

Our Rochester Study is getting close to the finish line, and we need just 42 MORE FAMILIES to help us reach our goal! 💙

We are on a mission to better understand what families need to support the mental health and well-being of children and youth — and families in our community can help make that possible.

By participating in our research, you can help us learn more about the experiences of youth and families and contribute to research that may help improve future mental health and su***de prevention efforts.

Scan the QR Code, call/text, or email! Thank you in advance!

Please share this post with families who may be interested. Every share helps us get one step closer to our goal! 💙

07/31/2026

Always looking for families to help with our mission. At the Sheftall Lab, we are looking for families to share their story so we can understand how youth mental health and suicidal behaviors can be prevented. If interested, please contact us!!

If you need to speak with someone there is ALWAYS someone available 24/7/365. Please text, call, or chat with 988.

07/30/2026

Always a good idea to open the channels of communication with our kids! Whether you are a parent, legal guardian, uncle/aunt, grandparent, etc., you can ALWAYS break the ice first with simple conversations! Simple conversations leads to more trust and more trust leads to heavier topics! Start slow! :)

There's more to conversations than simply asking kids how things are going. Adults also need to know how to listen, respond and fight the impulse to take charge of the conversation.