“If you're considering taking your life, consider how many others will go down with you.”
Timothy Correa
“He was so depressed, he tried to commit suicide by inhaling next to an Armenian.”
Woody Allen
“Suicide sometimes proceeds from cowardice, but not always; for cowardice sometimes prevents it; since as many live because they are afraid to die, as die because they are afraid to live”
Charles Caleb Colton
“It was given to 29 colleges and organizations around the country to really do some work on suicide prevention. [Suicide] is really not recognized as a public problem. This is really the first concentrated effort of the federal government addressing it and trying to prevent it.”
Candice Wiggum
“We are working with the school system to develop a suicide-prevention program for teens. We're hoping to implement it next year. The school system is concerned about bullying and suicide.”
Jan Eustis
“Sen. Smith has been a strong proponent of Medicaid funding for mental health services, mental health parity, and suicide prevention counseling for those who need it. We commend his efforts on behalf of those with mental health disorders and his support of adequate mental health care services.”
Russ Newman
“It is very important for us to get the community involved in suicide prevention. Eighty percent don't have professional help who commit suicide. We can't do it ourselves. We have to listen to them, give them help, and let the community know how to ask someone if they are suicidal.”
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