suicide prevention

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A young lady is now encouraging others not to end their own lives

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122235) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 6 Jun 21

I like the way that 21 year old female Paige Hunter who was suffering from depression to the point that she wanted to jump off the Wearmouth Bridge in Sunderland England in 2018 when two strangers had a chat with her to not take...

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Michigan police officer saves a teen from suicide

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122235) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 15 Nov 20

Dundee Michigan police officer Hunter Chirillo was at the right place at the right time on Saturday evening. The 17 year old teenager who is from Adrian Michigan was ready to jump off a bridge on U S Highway 23 when he told the...

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Massachusetts mom saves the life of a young man who wanted to end his life

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122235) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 11 Jul 20

Francis Gonzalez is being called a heroine after she followed the advice of her daughter Francheska Ortiz to intervene on the behalf on a young man who was ready to jump off of the Church Street Bridge in Lowell Massachusetts last...

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Chandler (AZ) police officer uses words of kindness to save a life

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122235) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 13 Jun 19

As we all know these types of stories where a police officer saves the life of any man or woman who usually goes to a bridge and tries to jump off to end their life, the police officer usually offers words of encouragement to...

aaron little

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highway 101

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A New (To Mylot) Poem/Lyrics

J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3452) • United States 17 May 19

He's thinking of suicide As the needle hits his vein Sometimes it seems life's beauty Is outweighed by the pain But then he hears a sweet whisper despite the haze that's hit his brain The voice says "let me help you,...

poetry

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My New Normal

Belle3 @Rosemarie3 (1) 21 May 16

I never dreamed I would be facing the day that I would admit one of my children to a hospital because they were suicidal, at this point I am grateful that my son was strong enough to come to me and tell me that as he said it "my...

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Survivor of Suicide Resources

jess368 @jess368 (3368) • United States 6 Jan 11

Support Groups Find a support group with the AFSP: http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=FEE4D90C-A27B-456E-36DDF23261B4378D Find support groups around the US and Canada:...

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Coming Together To Care: Suicide Prevention Symposium

jess368 @jess368 (3368) • United States 11 Jun 10

Coming together to care symposium Hi Everyone, I recently went to this suicide prevention symposium, and I thought some of you may be interested in parts of the conference, or know someone who may benefit. Below is a...

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Vote to prevent teenage suicide!

jess368 @jess368 (3368) • United States 24 May 10

This pepsi challenge is pretty awesome, and I would like to invite you vote to keep them in the top 10, so they can win some money for a great cause. This is for The Stuart H. Slusher Memorial Scholarship...

Were you ever bullied?

Amber @AmbiePam (120944) • United States 26 Apr 10

The suicide of the teenage Phoebe Prince has made headlines all over the United States. And the prosecution of the people who bullied her has made the story even more dramatic. Schools are cracking down on the bullying, which has...

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3rd Annual Touched By Suicide Walk

jess368 @jess368 (3368) • United States 19 Sep 09

Me and Brian's family will be attending this 3rd annual walk for suicide in Flower Mound Texas on November 7, 2009. I wanted to pass along the information for anyone who is near to the area, and who would like to join in this...

walk for your loved one

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Getting involved with Suicide Prevention

HollywoodBarbi @HollywoodBarbi (618) • United States 17 Jul 08

I want to again Thank all the members of mylot who have been helping me through this dark time of mine. And now I want to help others who are going through the same thing that I am. Im starting this discussion to talk about...

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I tried to take my own life, now i need your help! pt2

HollywoodBarbi @HollywoodBarbi (618) • United States 17 Jul 08

I want to write another discussion thanking everyone who left comments on my previous discussion. It was comforting to know that I'm not alone! I discovered alot of people went or is going through the same situation as I am....

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Suicide-- warnings signs, prevention, experiences & stories and advice

whiteheron @whiteheron (4222) • United States 29 Apr 08

Today, one of the featured discussions in the Family section of myLot has to do with the suicide of young person and I promised there that I would do a post listing the signs of that someone might be contemplating suicide and I...

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Suicide prevention and education...fundraiser walk/run

chaygylmommy @chaygylmommy (2469) • United States 12 Sep 07

A few months ago, I lost my cousin to suicide. he was a wonderful strong intelligent person who gave a lot to his family and friends. Unfortunately, he was very depressed and nobody knew it. He hanged himself in a hotel room...

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Top 20 signs it is a bad day...

Jennifer21 @Jennifer21 (2476) • United States 19 Apr 07

You wake up face down on the pavement. You put your bra on backwards and it fits better. You call Suicide Prevention and they put you on hold. You see a ''60 minutes'' news team waiting in your office. Your birthday cake...

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