“At the age of 15, I ended up in my first psychiatric hospital,” said Geri Genovese. “I strugggled with severe depression and I started to use alcohol to self-medicate. I attemped suicide several times during my adolscence and young adulthood. My whole growing up was in and out of 11 hospitals.” “Everybody who knew me…
DetailsT-Shirt Design Artist Shalini Gossain Shalini Gossain learned about AIR during her sophomore year in high school during a Leadership and Philanthropy class. Her group chose to focus on mental health for a project because of the personal connec-tion: a friend of Shalini’s had died by suicide, which led to her interest in learning more…
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DetailsOn Mothers’ Day, many families will be celebrating, sharing happy memories and creating new ones. Toasts will be made to moms of all ages and their children will be with them, either in person or over the phone or Internet. However, for some mothers, this will be a bittersweet day. They’ll have…
DetailsThe Learning Journey: A Message to This Year’s Graduates Graduation is the end to a phase of learning. Some of you are moving onto high school, college, trade schools, perhaps the military. Some may be beginning a new job. Graduation IS the end of a phase of learning. However, for each and every graduate, ALWAYS be…
DetailsThursday, 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…
DetailsWednesday, 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…
DetailsSunday, 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…
DetailsSaturday, 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.…
DetailsFriday, 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,…
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