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Please be careful with how you talk about suicide – here’s how

April 13, 2022.Reading time 9 minutes.

Thirteen years ago today, as many people know, my wonderful, kind, funny Dad walked into our garage on a sunny Easter Monday morning and took his own life That sentence is still hard to write because talking about suicide is tough. It’s also incredibly important. But what’s also important is how we talk about it. […]

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