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Laura's Story

Laura's Story

My little brother, Chris Archer, took his life July 6, 2017; he turned 44 just two days earlier.One year later it is still unbelievable to me, with...
Rachael's Story

Rachael's Story

  Rachael Arielle Stacey, the third of four girls. A quirky and expressive, red haired, blue eyed girl with freckles. Rachael was an energetic, h...
Matt's Story

Matt's Story

Suicide. I understood it. I had the compassion and calmness to deescalate it. I had so much love in me, I could talk the knives off of friends' wr...
Genevieve's Story

Genevieve's Story

I lost my sister Rachael to suicide just after her 18th birthday. I had so much hope for her because she was doing a lot better than she had in...
Jacqueline's Story

Jacqueline's Story

In 2009, just a few months before my 18th birthday, and what would have been her 49th birthday, I lost my mother to suicide. She had struggled ...
Robin's Story

Robin's Story

I can remember, I started feeling suicidal when I was 13. I was a sad and lonely child, but when I was more so in my teens, I started feeling e...
Casey's Story

Casey's Story

Recently I've found suicide is often like cancer, it has either touched you or someone you know. A childhood friend passed by her own hand at 1...
Ben's Story

Ben's Story

He said "I love you. Have a good day, Ben" and then the call ended. He later that day proceeded to take his life. No one knew that the next day t...
Ceilidh's Story

Ceilidh's Story

I grew up around the corner from the Stacey family and spent most of my childhood discovering life with Rachael. She was one of my closest friend...
Colin's Story

Colin's Story

The first time I can remember having suicidal thoughts was around age 11 or 12. Oddly enough, I have this quite vivid memory of such an awful t...