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Nov 13, 2017

'Time Doesn't Heal All Wounds': SAVE Discusses How to Grieve a Suicide Loss

Many times, grievers are told that "time will heal all wounds." SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education) wants the world, especially those grieving a suicide loss, to know that that's just not true. We spoke with Dan Reidenberg, Executive Director of SAVE, about what the grief after a suicide loss looks and feels like, as well as how to help a loved one who's grieving the death of a loved one by suicide.

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Sep 13, 2016

Featured Charity: Active Minds Inc.

Alison Malmon, founder and Executive Director of suicide prevention nonprofit Active Minds Inc., shares thoughts on why lifting the stigma surrounding mental health issues is vital (especially for young adults).

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Oct 6, 2015

5 Ways Answering a Suicide Hotline Can Change Your Life

Frank Warren of PostSecret shares thoughts on how answering a suicide hotline shaped him as a person.

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Advice & Support

Sep 10, 2015

Suicide | Resources for Grief and Prevention

Around the world each year, more than 1 million people die by suicide and many millions more attempt to kill themselves. Learn what individuals and organizations around the world are doing to prevent suicide and what you can do to help. Get advice to help you cope with the suicide death of someone you love. Find information on mental health and wellness, and learn why it's important to get help for depression and other mental illnesses.

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Oct 13, 2013

Addiction, Suicide and Obituaries

Families who've lost loved ones to addiction or suicide are speaking out in their obituaries.

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Feb 24, 2012

Read This to Your Children

When 22-year-old took his own life, his mother did an extraordinary thing.

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Feb 16, 2012

Deadly Depression

Families are often reluctant to speak about a loved one’s death by suicide. But the family of Brian Arredondo, who died at his own hand at age 24, opened up to a Boston Globe reporter.

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