GALLERY OF HOPE'S
SUICIDE SAFETY PLAN
NATIONAL PREVENTION LIFELINE NUMBER 1-800-273-TALK (8255) OR DIAL/TEXT 988
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gallery_of_hope_suicide_safety_plan.pdf
SUICIDE SAFETY PLAN FREE DOWNLOAD 
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD AND PRINT OUT THIS SAFETY PLAN
TO USE BY YOURSELF, WITH YOUR SUPPORT TEAM, OR WITH YOUR MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST 
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WHY SUICIDE PREVENTION?
A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT MY KIDS WENT TO SCHOOL WITH DIED BY SUICIDE FROM BEING BULLIED. IT WAS A HUGE HEARTBREAK FOR THE FAMILY AND EVERYONE WHO CARED ABOUT THIS TALENTED INDIVIDUAL. ANOTHER YOUNG PERSON DEAR TO MY HEART ATTEMPTED SUICIDE TWICE. THANKFULLY BOTH ATTEMPTS WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL! THIS WAS A VERY SCARY TIME AND THE COUNSELING OFFICE COULD ONLY MAKE APPOINTMENTS ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS. IT’S VERY FRIGHTENING, EMOTIONALLY EXHAUSTING, AND STRESSFUL WHEN SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT DOESN’T WANT TO LIVE. THIS WAS WHEN I REALIZED PEOPLE NEED ACCESS TO FREE MENTAL HEALTH WELL-BEING MATERIALS. YEARS AGO I HAD A MESSED UP NERVE BLOCK WHERE THE DR GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE OCCIPITAL NERVE IN THE BACK OF MY UPPER NECK. IT CAUSED EXTREME PAIN FROM MY HEAD DOWN THROUGH MY SPINE. EVEN THOUGH MY BODY HAD SO MUCH PAIN I STILL USED THE LOVE OF NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY AS A DISTRACTION FOR MY THOUGHTS. BUT ON THE THIRD DAY WAS WHEN STRONG SUICIDAL THOUGHTS BEGAN, AND THAT EVENING I SAW WHAT LOOKED LIKE A HEART IN THE SUNSET WHICH GAVE ME HOPE – HOPE THAT I WOULD BE OK ALONG WITH THE STRENGTH TO FIGHT FOR MY LIFE.NOBODY KNOWS WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES OF LIFE WILL CAUSE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, SO WHEN THEY HAPPEN IT'S TERRIFYING. IT'S SCARY TO HAVE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND NOT HAVE ANY MATERIALS TO HELP OR TO HAVE SOMEONE SAY IT'S OK AND NORMAL TO HAVE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS SOMETIMES IN LIFE. THE WHOLE TOPIC OF SUICIDE IS SCARY, BUT IF PEOPLE HAVE RESOURCES TO USE, IT TAKES SOME OF THE SCARINESS AND POWER AWAY FROM THE WORD "SUICIDE". SUICIDE IS A CHOICE! SO IF WE CAN USE THESE TOOLS TO GET PREPARED AND SPREAD WORDS OF HOPE THROUGH THE DOCUMENTS ON THIS WEBSITE AND OTHER WEBSITES AS WELL, MAYBE THE WORD "SUICIDE" WILL HAVE LESS OF A STRONG HOLD ON OURSELVES AND THOSE WE CARE ABOUT. PLEASE ENJOY THESE FOLLOWING QUOTES 
NOBODY KNOWS WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES OF LIFE WILL CAUSE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, SO WHEN THEY HAPPEN IT'S TERRIFYING. IT'S SCARY TO HAVE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND NOT HAVE ANY MATERIALS TO HELP OR TO HAVE SOMEONE SAY IT'S OK AND NORMAL TO HAVE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS SOMETIMES IN LIFE. THE WHOLE TOPIC OF SUICIDE IS SCARY, BUT IF PEOPLE HAVE RESOURCES TO USE, IT TAKES SOME OF THE SCARINESS AND POWER AWAY FROM THE WORD "SUICIDE". SUICIDE IS A CHOICE! SO IF WE CAN USE THESE TOOLS TO GET PREPARED AND SPREAD WORDS OF HOPE THROUGH THE DOCUMENTS ON THIS WEBSITE AND OTHER WEBSITES AS WELL, MAYBE THE WORD "SUICIDE" WILL HAVE LESS OF A STRONG HOLD ON OURSELVES AND THOSE WE CARE ABOUT. PLEASE ENJOY THESE FOLLOWING QUOTES 
MENTAL HEALTH WELL-BEING SHOULD BE A CLASS TAUGHT IN SCHOOL
SO THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE SKILLS NEEDED TO SURVIVE LIFE'S CHALLENGES.
PREPARING AND PLANNING FOR A SUCCESSFUL WELL-BEING FUTURE BEGINS BY FILLING OUT THIS SAFETY PLAN AND DOCUMENTS IN THE HEART OF HOPE DISTRACTION PLAN, WE ARE .
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