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September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. This post lists resources to help both those coping with suicidal ideation and their friends and family.
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Keep fighting.
Resources for Suicide Prevention
United States:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Telephone: 1-800-273-8255
Chat option available
Canada:
Crisis Services Canada
Telephone: 1.833.456.4566 – Available 24/7
Text: 45645 – Available Daily 4pm-12am ET
Chat option available
Crisis Text Line – 24/7 nationwide crisis-intervention text-message hotline created in partnership with Kids Help Phone.
Text: HOME to 686868 in Canada to text with a trained Crisis Responder.
United Kingdom:
Samaritans – 24/7, toll-free crisis line, as well as local branches.
Telephone: 116 123
Campaign Against Living Miserably – It has a limited-hour phone and webchat options every day from 5 PM to midnight.
Telephone: 0800 58 58 58
Other Countries:
List of suicide crisis lines for other lands
Please forgive me if I have not listed your country. Your life is valuable. Do an internet search for “suicide hotline” in your country to find a local number or chat option.
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Until next time, keep fighting. Scott
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