Hope Beyond Awareness: Carrying Suicide Prevention Forward Closing Out Suicide Awareness Month As Suicide Awareness Month comes to a close, it’s natural to wonder: What now? For the past 30 days, we’ve shared stories, broken down stigma, learned to recognize warning signs, and created space for conversations that save lives. But suicide prevention is not… Continue reading Hope Beyond Awareness
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What Do I Say to My Kids
What Do I Say When My Kid Asks, “Why Did They Die?” One of the hardest moments as a parent comes when your child looks at you with wide, wondering eyes and asks about death, especially death by suicide. Their question is simple, but the weight behind it is not. As adults, we often wrestle… Continue reading What Do I Say to My Kids
Breaking Generational Silence
Suicide, Secrets, and the Stories We’re Finally Telling For generations, suicide has been treated like a shadow. It is a whispered tragedy, hidden behind closed doors, wrapped in shame, and carried in silence. Families didn’t talk about it. Churches avoided it. Communities swept it under the rug. And so the pain grew heavier, passed down… Continue reading Breaking Generational Silence