Erasing the Stigma Project

activemindsinc:

What are the reasons you speak up about suicide? Here are some great ones from Active Minds at Ithica! Share with us using #ReasonsISpeak

rubyetc:

most people have a hard time accepting what they are going through is valid to begin with. Don’t add to that insecurity. 

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deathcab-fornicole:

#NotAKiller

Tagging mh-things, since this was your (absolutely brilliant <333) idea.

Inspired by this.

Thank you for #erasingthestigma !

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#erasingthestigma

#erasingthestigma

thetrevorproject:

For National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, we went green because everyone should be able to reach out for help and be helped.

We’re proud of Rep. Grace F. Napolitano, Congressman Mike Thompson, Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Chicago Bears player Brandon Marshall, and his wife, Michi Marshall, for showing their support and working to destigmatize mental illness.

Online chat is becoming an increasingly popular suicide prevention tool, according to experts in the field. The chance to talk to a counselor via online chat is attracting people – particularly young women – who for various reasons were not using the traditional telephone hotlines. The experts warn, however, that this type of intervention is not a substitute for face-to-face interactions with a therapist or social worker.

Full Story: http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/05/05/43919/online-chat-an-increasingly-popular-suicide-preven/

Didi Hirsch’s Suicide Prevention Chat:  http://www.didihirsch.org/chat

Get the facts.  Erase the Stigma.

You are not alone. Don’t be afraid to reach out for help.