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If you need help — you can find a
Healing is possible. And we all have the opportunitiy to give
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and receive help in the midst of our struggles.
story matters.
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gress in suicide prevention. People are finding crea-
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overwhelming at times to know the best way.
ma around mental illness is being broken. We see pro-
health. We talk about suicide, self-
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