While researching military suicides, I came across a new movement to give a voice to suicide attempt survivors. I was shocked to learn the extent to which they’d been isolated and shut out of the conversation about suicide prevention. I wrote two stories, for NPR and Dame Magazine about the remarkable people who are standing up to give suicide attempt survivors a voice and the rights they deserve.
Read the stories here:
NPR: Suicide Attempt Survivors Seek A Voice In Helping Others At Risk
Dame Magazine: People Who Attempt Suicide Are Not Criminals
Christie Aschwanden 