Please SHARE and INVITE your friends and family. Please ask them to do the same. Please consider donating if you are able. No amount is too small! Let’s save some lives and stop the stigma!
Why am I hosting this challenge?
I lost my 22-year-old son, Jamie, to suicide on June 16th, 2018.
September is almost over, and with it, National Suicide Awareness Month, 2019 and World Suicide Prevention Day, which took place on September 10th, as it does every year.
With October now peeking over the horizon, we celebrate World Mental Health Day annually on the 10th of the month. I am delighted to share that the World Health Organization has chosen Suicide Prevention as their theme for 2019! Read about it here.
I am collecting donations to spread the word about Suicide Awareness & Prevention and would like to invite you to donate in an effort to save lives and stop the stigma surrounding mental health and suicide.
Did you know that on average 10 Canadians lose their lives to suicide EVERY SINGLE DAY? And that 200 others attempt to take their lives? This has got to STOP!!
If you are feeling suicidal, please reach out. You are not alone, even though it may feel that way. Visit this website to call, chat, or text with someone who can help. Call a friend, a family member, a church leader, go to the emergency room, or call 911.
If you know someone who is feeling hopeless, overwhelmed, or depressed, please do whatever you can to help them, including contacting the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP) or the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA).
These organizations offer assistance to those who are suicidal, have attempted suicide, friends and family of those who have lost a loved one to suicide, and those who are concerned that a loved one may be considering suicide.
I couldn’t save my son. But maybe, just maybe, if we work together we can save someone else’s son or daughter. Someone else’s husband, wife, sister, brother, or friend.
Talk about mental health, talk about suicide. Spread awareness. Awareness breeds prevention. Are you ready to help?
Save Lives; Stop the Stigma!
You can all about the challenge here, make donations and view updates in real time. Donations are also being accepted via Paypal or Email transfer at stopthestigma@jenhorganorourke.com.
