Roland Martin
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Children Who Witness Suicide Carry It Forever. “We Grieve a Thousand Times Over”
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April 21, 2026
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40:57Now PlayingChildren don’t just lose a parent to suicide. They carry that trauma for life.
Guest host Candace Kelley speaks with Texas Representative Jolanda Jones and psychologist Dr. Alduan Tartt about the lifelong impact of suicide on children. Jones shares the trauma of witnessing her father’s suicide and the decades of grief, guilt, and emotional consequences that followed. Dr. Tartt explains how children internalize trauma, often blaming themselves and carrying that pain into adulthood without intervention. The conversation exposes how systems fail to support these children and why access to mental health care is critical.
🔥 More than 720,000 people die by suicide each year
🔥 Children are left to carry the trauma of losing a parent
🔥 “I was literally in the room with him when he did it”
🔥 “we grieve a thousand times over”
🔥 Texas Representative Jolanda Jones shares her lived experience
🔥 Dr. Alduan Tartt explains how trauma reshapes a child’s life
🔥 Children often blame themselves and carry guilt into adulthood
🔥 Systems fail to provide the support these children need
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