As someone who talks a lot about suicide prevention and my own suicidal ideation, it still feels like there are more questions than answers when it comes to suicide, the tenth leading cause of death in the United States. When Suicide Prevention Awareness Month rolls around each September, I find myself wondering, “Is it even […]
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What It's Like To Work At A Suicide Prevention Hotline
This story is a collaboration between HuffPost and High Ground News. Karen Crouch’s son never told her that he was contemplating suicide. “He never said that he felt like he was losing a grip. I could hear it in his voice,” she remembers. He was diagnosed with brain cancer at 15 and went through treatment […]