Saturday, September 15th Seven Days of Refection for National Suicide Prevention Awareness Week Thoughts on Losing a Child to Suicide Day SEVEN: BE KIND. In this day of social media, people, including adults, are forgetting how to be kind. People will type insults – horrible words – that they would never say to a person’s face.…
Friday, September 14th Seven Days of Refection for National Suicide Prevention Awareness Week Thoughts on Losing a Child to Suicide Day SIX: It is OK to directly ask, “Are you thinking about suicide?” People who are struggling in the depth of depression cannot see a clear path to asking for help. Often, with their distorted thinking,…
Thursday, September 13th Seven Days of Refection for National Suicide Prevention Awareness Week Thoughts on Losing a Child to Suicide Day FIVE: “There were no signs.” When Kenny made his first suicide attempt, he was at the peak of high school success. He was a math honor student, a freshman swim star, a role model to teammates and…
Wednesday, September 12th Seven Days of Refection for National Suicide Prevention Awareness Week Thoughts on Losing a Child to Suicide Day FOUR: “I don’t understand why?” So often, when we lose someone to suicide, we struggle with this question: “why?” So often, those who end their lives by suicide appear to have so very much to…
Tuesday, September 11th Seven Days of Refection for National Suicide Prevention Awareness Week Thoughts on Losing a Child to Suicide DayTHREE : One in four are affected by some mental health disorder. Less than 40% seek treatment. Lack of treatment or delayed treatment can result in poor performance in school or work, problem with relationships, physical…
Monday, September 10th Seven Days of Refection for National Suicide Prevention Awareness Week Thoughts on Losing a Child to Suicide Day TWO: No one chooses to be mentally ill. Why would anyone choose to suffer in silence? Why would anyone choose to have thoughts racing in their heads so fast that they cannot think clearly? Why…
(MERCERVILLE, September 2, 2018) – American musician, rapper and actor T.O.N.E.-z will perform at Attitudes In Reverse® (AIR™) and the New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies, Inc.’s (NJAMHAA’s) Sixth Annual National Suicide Prevention Day Conference, Back to School: Building Youths’ Resiliency, on September 11, 2018 at Carrier Clinic, 252 County Route 601,…
Sunday, September 9th Seven Days of Refection for National Suicide Prevention Awareness Week Thoughts on Losing a Child to Suicide Day ONE: Never take your children for granted. Sometimes I watch parents who are chastising their children for the littlest things. I know we get tired as parents, and I would never criticize anyone for his/her…