What Can You Do When Someone You Know is in Crisis? Talk to Them

The Rhode Island Out of Darkness Walks will take place on Oct. 5 and Oct. 19

Asian young upset depressed man sitting alone in living room at home. Attractive unhappy male feeling very sad, lonely and frustrated with life problem think of money debt, budget loss, bankruptcy.
s_kawee
Share
Asian young upset depressed man sitting alone in living room at home. Attractive unhappy male feeling very sad, lonely and frustrated with life problem think of money debt, budget loss, bankruptcy.
s_kawee
What Can You Do When Someone You Know is in Crisis? Talk to Them
Copy

September is Suicide Prevention Month. One of the organizations working year round to prevent suicide-related deaths and provide support to survivors is the Rhode Island chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Morning Host Luis Hernandez spoke with board chair Keely Taylor and Christine Gallo, chair of the group’s education committee.

AFSP’s Rhode Island Out of Darkness Walks will take place on Oct. 5 and Oct. 19.

This conversation includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know is in need of help, call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org.

This interview was conducted by The Public’s Radio. You can read the entire story here.

A beloved historic sign, saved from the scrap heap, faces a steep financial road back to the city skyline
Senate leaders are weighing whether to seek a Rhode Island Supreme Court advisory opinion before advancing the retroactive measure
Students and professors at the Rhode Island School of Design are divided over whether artificial intelligence is a creative tool, a threat to artists or both
A new phase looms in the primary for RI governor

DEM crews are conducting prescribed burns across the state as hotter, drier conditions increase wildfire risk in New England
Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green says she’ll recommend ending 2019 state takeover on July 1