Judy Collins on loss
In 1967 Judy Collins was a 26-year-old folk singer who, like others of her generation, was drawn to social activism. Today the Grammy Award-winning artist is also a strong advocate for suicide...
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Louisiana survivors of suicide loss reflect on how self-inflicted death inflicts torment on others EDITOR’S NOTE: These quotes are from survivors of suicide loss, some of whom participate in the LOSS...
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“A child can’t be depressed.” It’s what we adults told ourselves for years, when mood disorders and thoughts of suicide were shrouded in stigma and shame. Today we know better. We’ve heard about...
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Bob Stern was one of a kind. He was a man’s man. A free spirit and adventure seeker who enjoyed being different and more capable—in his estimation—than others. Bob was a calculated risk taker,...
View ArticleTeen grief is real
“I’m going to move on.” Too often teens will tell adults these words after they lose a friend to suicide. But youths often hide their true emotions from others, and may find it difficult to grieve...
View ArticleLosing his only son
Sublette County Sheriff Wayne “Bardy” Bardin never thought his only son would die before him—much less by suicide. But Garrett, born in 1984, took his life in 2008, after struggling with what may have...
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