It’s back to high school season, which suggests some parents are preparing to send their children back to school.

Nance Roy is with the Jed Foundation, which goals to forestall suicide amongst young people. She encourages parents to ask schools about their environment on visits. She also encourages parents to explore what the university is like beyond its partitions.

For prospective students, Roy says going away to school will be scary and it’s okay to achieve out to someone in the event that they need assistance.

“Talk over with a friend, check with us. Do not feel such as you’re alone in that because it is very normal during this transition to feel slightly anxiety. And that is alright.”

While stigmas around mental health are slowly coming down, Roy says it is important for fogeys to speak about this issue.