September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. The International Association of Suicide Prevention (IASP) asks us to: Light a candle near a window at 8PM To show your support for suicide prevention To remember a lost loved one And for the survivors of suicide. There are no “survivors” of suicide. There are unanswered … Read More
September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. The International Association of Suicide Prevention (IASP) asks us to: Light a candle near a window at 8PM To show your support for suicide prevention To remember a lost loved one And for the survivors of suicide. There are no “survivors” of suicide. There are unanswered … Read More
Two separate headlines in the Star Tribune within 3 days of each other pointed out the mental health crisis here in Minnesota. It echoes the larger issue of the mental illness crisis currently in our country. The July 10th issue of the Star Tribune had an article: “Minnesota mental health crisis hot line closing Friday.” … Read More
In the time it took you to count to 13, someone in this country took their own life. Think of it. Counting to 13 doesn’t take that long. A friend, a family member, a colleague, a neighbor, a co-worker, a stranger, a celebrity are dead, in the time it took to count to 13. Suicide … Read More
Yesterday morning I sat in my office and looked into the eyes of a man who had lost his son to suicide. That was not the way my morning was supposed to have gone but then again, that is not the way this man’s week was to have gone. The start of his summer was … Read More