The Colorado Sun Opinion: If you have kids and guns in your home, please talk to your children. I wish I had.

Terri was invited to submit an opinion piece to The Colorado Sun for Suicide Prevention month. ur kids are returning to school in the midst of not only a lingering pandemic but also a mental health crisis and record gun sales, a potentially deadly mix that we as parents must acknowledge.

This summer, Children’s Hospital Colorado issued its first state of emergency for pediatric mental health in its 113-year history, warning, “Suicide is the leading cause of death for Colorado kids, ages 10+, and is putting more kids in our emergency care than ever before.”

If you’re a parent with guns in your home or your kids visit homes with guns, please consider talking to your children. I wish I had. Read the full article here.