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Commentary: The lifelong effects suicide has on loved ones

By Arhlene Flowers • September 12, 2019

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and the same month as the birthday of my father who took his own life. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevetion, suicide rates...

“The Hardest Thing in This World Is to Live in It”

By Sarah Pittman, Blogger • September 27, 2015

Mentally ill people may have to fight their thoughts day in and day out, which is more exhausting than others realize. The feelings of being alone in this world can take over your mind as a virus would take over its host cell. The human brain becomes ill and weak and frail until life seems like it is too much to deal with.

Commentary: To Write Love on Her Arms provides suicide support

By Desiree Lim • September 11, 2012

TWLOHA is a non-profit organization that exists to bring help and hope to those suffering from depression, addiction and self-injury.