suicide Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/suicide/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sun, 04 Jul 2021 21:33:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 So Many Preventable Deaths https://smthingscount.com/2020/01/24/so-many-preventable-deaths/ Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:28:27 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8712 I’m not easily shocked, but this chart shocked me. I didn’t realize we had this epidemic going on in the United States. Keep the numbers

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]]> Yes, They WILL Hurt! https://smthingscount.com/2019/05/14/yes-they-will-hurt/ Tue, 14 May 2019 16:29:59 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8048 I never did like the nursery rhyme “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me.” As a child growing up

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]]> Protect Our Veterans https://smthingscount.com/2019/02/22/protect-our-veterans/ Fri, 22 Feb 2019 17:15:05 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7784 Life is hard for veterans, who may come back to face loss of jobs, family, friends, life-focus, homes, physical disability, emotional hurdles. So much so

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]]> Guns: Where we stand in the World https://smthingscount.com/2018/12/14/guns-where-we-stand-in-the-world/ Fri, 14 Dec 2018 17:30:13 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7560 The CDC has compiled all its 2017 statistics and revealed a startling fact: almost 40,000 people died last year from guns in the U.S. That’s

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]]> Why this Week and Month are Important https://smthingscount.com/2018/09/13/why-this-week-and-month-are-important/ Thu, 13 Sep 2018 14:27:24 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7295 Instead of a quote, today’s Thursday Thought is one reason why Suicide Prevention Week (this week) and Month (September) are so important.

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]]> Just Let Me Die! https://smthingscount.com/2018/09/12/just-let-me-die/ Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:55:30 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7289 I want to die.  Life isn’t worth living.  I can’t go on like this. You may not feel like this right now, but you probably know

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]]> Risk and Warnings of Suicide and What to Do https://smthingscount.com/2018/06/08/risk-and-warnings-of-suicide-and-what-to-do/ Fri, 08 Jun 2018 17:23:54 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6982 Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain are only the latest suicides we’ve heard about. They made the news because they’re famous people who “had it all.” 

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]]> I Want to Die! https://smthingscount.com/2017/09/12/i-want-to-die/ Tue, 12 Sep 2017 14:55:58 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6209 I want to die.  Life isn’t worth living.  I can’t go on like this. You may not feel like this right now, but you probably

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]]> I Can’t Cope! https://smthingscount.com/2016/04/22/i-cant-cope/ Fri, 22 Apr 2016 16:48:26 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4795 I want to die.  Life isn’t worth living.  I can’t go on like this. You may not feel like this right now, but you probably

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]]> Children in Adult Prisons https://smthingscount.com/2015/07/06/children-in-adult-prisons/ Mon, 06 Jul 2015 21:45:10 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3925 Kids in adult prisons?  Yes, in 2013 there were 6,000+ in the U.S.  These kids have few appropriate services or support as they experience sexual

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