Welcome to National Suicide Prevention Week 2017
September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. It's also the start of National Suicide Prevention Week here in the United States.
Topic: suicide
World Suicide Prevention Day: “Stay. Find what you were made for.”
Our dream is that people who are struggling would choose to stay. Our dream is that you would choose to stay.
What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen
I always believed that Madison Holleran would have loved To Write Love On Her Arms—if only she'd had the chance to find it.
A Funny Thing Happened When I Was Typing My Suicide Note
Why am I writing all this? Is it self-serving? You betcha. Can it help anyone else? God I fucking hope so.
To the Girl Who Wrote My Suicide Note
This letter is a reminder to the girl who wrote my suicide note. It is a reminder to myself: I am worth it, even when I don’t believe it. I am worth it.
Stories From the Road: Welcome to Rockville and Middlelands
We received thanks from people who said that at some point we had said something, or listened to something, or hugged someone at just the right time. Their smiles are nostalgic and expectant—filled with faith that now we can do what we do in new places.
In Response to 13 Reasons Why
13 Reasons Why is causing thousands of people to think and talk about mental health, and many of these people are thinking and talking about it for the first time.
Stories From the Road: NerdCon
There is a power we hold and a purpose we serve simply by showing up for one another.
Reasons for You to Keep Living
“So today, no matter how little you think you’ve come in recovery, no matter how many mistakes you've made, please know that you would be doing a disservice to this world by taking yourself away from it.”
I See You
“I can't promise that you will never feel such desperation again, but I can promise that you can get through this.”
An Open Letter to Those Afraid of What Comes Next
"You can make it to the other side of this, to a place where you believe in hope even as you acknowledge your fear. That suffering you mentioned? It feels endless, but it is not."
A Response to the Suicide Note I Wrote 15 Years Ago
"You will not be leaving here in a body bag and certainly not by the fault of your own hand."
