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September is Suicide Prevention Month
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. NAMI HelpLine: 800-950-NAMI (6264) Facebook.com/NAMI Twitter.com/NAMICommunicate Instagram.com/NAMICommunicate www.nami.org
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If the National Suicide Hotline puts you on hold, where else can you call?
Just updated my Mental Health Resources page, incorporating these crisis lines. Thank you, Hufsa Ahmad, for this excellent list of crisis hotlines. Crisis Lines National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) Press 1, Veterans Crisis Line USA Press 2, Se Habla Español Chat with LifeLine Didi Hirsch’s Suicide Hotline (Southern California): 1-877-727-4747 International Suicide Prevention wiki Suicide.org Suicide…
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I Don’t Want to Write About #Suicide for #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
Poem recalling suicide of extended family member and my own suicidality at 18
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I Don’t Want to Write About #Suicide
I don’t want to write about suicide I don’t want the image of her Clinging onto a chain link fence Chef’s knife in hand Chef’s knife inside of her Looking through the chain link At kids playing in the park She mourned the loss of her son She could not contain her grief She could…
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Suicide Prevention for Our Military and Veterans
Support our wounded warriors. Support the The Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans (SAV) Act. Call your Senators today. Thank you. To learn more about the life and death of Clay Hunt, watch this 60 Minutes episode in honor of him (transcript of video included): The life and death of Clay Hunt – CBS News This is…
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The Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act
Received this call to action from NAMI yesterday: Help Support Suicide Prevention for Our Military and Veteran Heroes “This is an opportunity for the NAMI community to make a difference for the 22 veterans who die by suicide every single day,” Daniel Williams, Chair, NAMI Veterans and Military Council. Please contact your United States Senators…
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Prevent Suicide
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 Everything below is directly quoted from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/: Why call? No matter what problems you are dealing with, we want to help you find a reason to keep living. By calling 1-800-273-TALK (8255) you’ll be connected to a skilled, trained counselor at a crisis center in…
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Suicide Infanticide
Long, long ago When my son was very, very young I thought of killing myself But what about my son? I can’t leave him behind Well then, I’ll take him with me Oh, my God! That’s where it comes from That’s why mothers take their children’s lives When depressed and suicidal They do not want…
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Aftermath of Suicide
When in the throes of suicidal ideation, you don’t and often can’t understand suicide’s negative effects on those left behind. When I was eighteen, I thought my loved ones would be better off without me. My suicidal ideation was so intrenched that it was ego-syntonic — it was in agreement with my sense of self,…
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September 30th is International Podcast Day!
What’s #InternationalPodcastDay? International Podcast Day™ is September 30th and is an international celebration of the power of podcasts. The official International Podcast Day event streaming schedule is below. On September 30, join our live broadcast on this IPD LIVE page or via our YouTube Channel, Twitter account, Facebook page, or Twitch stream. https://internationalpodcastday.com/ What’s Kitt been up to? I’ve been doing…