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
Tag: Mental Health Advocacy
Stop Silent Start Talking
Stop Silent, Start Talking: Let’s End the Stigma Around Mental Health For too long, mental health struggles have been met with silence, shame, and stigma. Stop silent, start talking: Let's end the stigma around mental health. People suffer in the dark, afraid to speak up, fearing judgment or rejection. But here’s the truth: mental health… Continue reading Stop Silent Start Talking
Mental Illness and Ending the Stigma
Mental Illness and Ending the Stigma Mental Illness and Ending the Stigma. I am also not embarrassed to talk about my mental health journey. I have struggled with it since...well, for as long as I can remember. Does that mean I had a horrible childhood? Nope, quite the opposite. Does that mean I don't love… Continue reading Mental Illness and Ending the Stigma
Suicide Sprinkled Throughout My Life
Suicide Sprinkled Throughout My Life Suicide has been a thread woven through my life, though I didn’t fully understand it until I was older. As a child, I saw sadness and knew that people had passed away, but the gravity of it escaped me. The word itself was foreign to me until I was about… Continue reading Suicide Sprinkled Throughout My Life