Resources for you when you're feeling overwhelmed:
What to Do If You Need Help
We have been getting an overwhelming response to this article and wanted to add a few things.
The National Institute of Mental Health recommends
this site. It also warns that
reporting on suicide
can lead to so-called suicide contagion, in which exposure to the
mention of suicide within a person’s family, peer group or in the media
can lead to an increase in suicides.
There are
many groups that help people having suicidal thoughts. One,
Crisis Text Line,
inspired by teenagers’ attachment to texting but open to people of all
ages, provides free assistance to anyone who texts “help” to 741-741.
If you prefer to talk on the phone, N.I.H. recommends the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
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