Media Monday (1). Suicide Awareness
We lose approximately 800,000 people each year to suicide. Someone you know is depressed and at risk for attempting suicide because of it. There is help. There is hope.
It’s time to move past comparative pain and passions
I admit the world is an interesting place to me. I’m not typically someone who laments life. I don’t always agree with stuff I hear and I’m often willing to engage it with the person. I joke with my friends about poking the bear. Interacting with others about how they feel and think is sometimes,…
Robin Williams, and our Societal Obsession with Happy
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last twenty-four hours, you probably know that Robin Williams has died in what appears to be a suicide. Like many, I was shocked by the news. At first, I thought it was hoax. The idea that we live in a world where for many the first…
Suicide prevention week
This week is suicide awareness/prevention week. 1 million people commit suicide every year worldwide In the US 11 people out of every 100,000 will commit suicide this year Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in America It’s estimated that 12 to 25 attempts happen for every one that succeeds It is believed that…