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Mar 2, 2021

On the Thirteenth Anniversary of My Dad’s Death

Turns out the feelings don’t get any less complicated — This piece was originally published by xoJane (RIP) on January 9, 2015 with the title “IT HAPPENED TO ME: My Dad Died in Prison Years Ago, but He Keeps Breaking My Heart.” My father died at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital on March 1, 2008 at 12:08 p.m. It was a Saturday…

Death

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On the Thirteenth Anniversary of My Dad’s Death
On the Thirteenth Anniversary of My Dad’s Death
Death

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Jan 14, 2021

Law Enforcement Officer Kills Yet Another Black Man in Crisis

Patrick Warren, Sr., Shot to Death by Officer During Mental Health Welfare Check — Patrick Warren, Sr., a pastor in Killeen, TX, was killed by officer Reynaldo Contreras during a welfare check on Sunday. When Warren showed signs of emotional distress, his family called 911 for assistance. Killeen is located in Bell County, which employs Mental Health Deputies—officers trained in crisis intervention whose goal…

Black Lives Matter

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Law Enforcement Officer Kills Yet Another Black Man in Crisis
Law Enforcement Officer Kills Yet Another Black Man in Crisis
Black Lives Matter

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Dec 14, 2020

No, Suicide Rates Are Not Highest During the Winter Holidays

Suicide Rates May Be Lowest During the Holidays, but You Should Still Check on Your People — One of the biggest myths about suicide is that people end their lives in larger numbers during the holidays. This is not true. I used to make sure to discuss this myth every year on my social channels because it’s inaccurate, and I got tired of seeing media pushes and…

Suicide

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No, Suicide Rates Are Not Highest During the Winter Holidays
No, Suicide Rates Are Not Highest During the Winter Holidays
Suicide

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Oct 28, 2020

The Suicide Severity Hierarchy

(This post was originally published on the Live Through This blog on September 5, 2020.) So, let’s talk about this weird hierarchy around “serious” or “medically serious” suicide attempts versus “non-serious” ones. In short, it’s harmful to all of us with lived experience of suicidal intensity of any kind. Based…

Suicide

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The Suicide Severity Hierarchy
The Suicide Severity Hierarchy
Suicide

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Oct 28, 2020

I Hate National Suicide Prevention Month

The suicide rates keep rising, so why do we keep doing the same things over and over? — (This post was originally published on the Live Through This blog on September 1, 2020.) I always feel so pressured to participate in Suicide Prevention Month when I don’t particularly want to and don’t, at this point, see much value in it. The reality is that all the same messaging…

Suicide Prevention Month

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I Hate National Suicide Prevention Month
I Hate National Suicide Prevention Month
Suicide Prevention Month

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Jun 8, 2018

How to Talk and Share About Suicide in the Wake of Anthony Bourdain’s Death

Suicide is all over the news this week. It’s hard to avoid right now. It’s a difficult topic to think and talk about on the best of days, let alone when you’re being bombarded left and right by news reports and social media posts. As with Kate Spade, Anthony Bourdain’s…

Mental Health

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How to Talk and Share About Suicide in the Wake of Anthony Bourdain’s Death
How to Talk and Share About Suicide in the Wake of Anthony Bourdain’s Death
Mental Health

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Jun 5, 2018

Some Pointers on Sharing and Talking About the Suicide Death of Kate Spade

You’ve probably heard by now that Kate Spade died from suicide. Please be informed regarding how to share this news with your networks. …

Mental Health

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Some Pointers on Sharing and Talking About the Suicide Death of Kate Spade
Some Pointers on Sharing and Talking About the Suicide Death of Kate Spade
Mental Health

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Mar 30, 2017

On the Death of Amy Bleuel, Founder of Project Semicolon

I learned last night that Amy Bleuel, founder of Project Semicolon, died by suicide last week. In sitting with the news and trying to find clarity, I keep thinking of my colleagues. Suicide prevention work is done almost exclusively by people who have lost someone to suicide or who have…

Mental Health

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On the Death of Amy Bleuel
On the Death of Amy Bleuel
Mental Health

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Aug 11, 2016

What Dreams May Come: What Robin Williams’ Suicide Teaches Us About How to Save Lives

It’s been two years since Robin Williams died, and I still can’t watch anything he’s been in without feeling a deep pang of sadness. For decades, we watched him play characters that touched different parts of us. The range of emotion he masterfully portrayed over the years — and in…

Mental Health

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What Dreams May Come: What Robin Williams’ Suicide Teaches Us About How to Save Lives
What Dreams May Come: What Robin Williams’ Suicide Teaches Us About How to Save Lives
Mental Health

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Jul 10, 2016

I Wrote to My Local Police Precinct About Police Brutality Against the Black Community. This is What Happened.

I’ve been watching the headlines, the hashtags trending on Twitter, the growing list of names of black people whose lives were taken by law enforcement officials (Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, Melissa Ventura—all in one week) out of fear, lack of training, institutionalized racism. I’m a white woman. I will never…

BlackLivesMatter

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I Wrote to My Local Police Precinct About Police Brutality Against the Black Community.
I Wrote to My Local Police Precinct About Police Brutality Against the Black Community.
BlackLivesMatter

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Dese'Rae L. Stage

Dese'Rae L. Stage

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Dese’Rae L. Stage is an artist, mom, suicidologist, speaker, student, & activist based in Philadelphia, PA. deseraestage.com & livethroughthis.org

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