Monthly Archives: September 2018

Suicide Touches Us All

This Kate Spade journal was such a special gift.  I just love the positive message on its cover! It makes me want to open it and jot down my thoughts Grace! This week is National Suicide Prevention Week.  Suicide touches us all, the rich and poor, the young and old.  All races, religions, and gender […]
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2018 Suicide Prevention Week

September 9, 2018 is the first day of National Suicide Prevention Week.   Songwriter Alex Boye partnered with former American Idol judge Randy Jackson and the American Foundation For Suicide Prevention to produce this  music video. “Every 40 seconds, someone in the world dies by suicide,” Boye wrote with his video on YouTube.     […]
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Safe Start-Hazing is Hazardous to Health

September is the beginning of autumn and of a new academic year for many.  Do you have a daughter or son heading off to college this year? Watch this heartbreaking video! Love, Mom and Dad Hazing (US English), initiation ceremonies[1] (British English), bastardisation (Australian English), ragging (South Asia), or deposition, refers to the practice of […]
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Long Weekends

The three-day weekend is something we all seem to love!  A long summer weekend with the perfect fun activities, food, friends, and family, not to mention beautiful weather, is one of life’s special treats. What a great start to the month of September, which for me, always feels like the beginning of a new year!

Suicide Prevention Awareness

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.  It is an important time to share resources and stories to shed light on this highly taboo and stigmatized topic. NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) wants to reach out to those affected by suicide, raise awareness and connect individuals with suicidal ideation to treatment services to ensure that […]
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