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TEDx Talk by our Executive Director

A Shared Joy is a Double Joy, A Shared Sorrow is Half a Sorrow

-Swedish Proverb

Suicide Rates by Age

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Suicide Rates by Race

Suicide Rates by Sex

THE ISSUE

-We can do better

For years our Executive Director, Dennis Gillan, has been on the road talking about suicide prevention and sharing the very personal story of his losses, but the time has come to go UPSTREAM and talk about the bigger problem, the stigma behind talking about one’s mental health.

- The age-adjusted suicide rate of 2020 was 14.0 per 100,000 individuals.

- Men accounted for 79% of all suicide deaths in 2020

- Suicide rates among women were highest within age group 45-64

- In 2020, men died by suicide 3.9 times more often than women.

- Suicide is the 12th leading cause of death in the US in 2020

- In 2020, 45,979 Americans died by suicide.

- Demographic disparities in suicide persist, as evidenced by increasing rates among persons aged 25–34 years, Hispanic males, and non-Hispanic multiracial females.

THE WORK

-getting P.A.S.T. the stigma of talking about mental health

At the Half a Sorrow Foundation, we truly believe that suicide is preventable. We have dedicated vast time and resources to prepare a plan called P.A.S.T. to accomplish this. Through Programs, Advocacy, Storytelling, and Training we hope to save lives.

Programs

Creating programs that encourage discussions around our communities. Our programs are designed to make people feel safe and empowered to share their sorrow, knowing that this starts the road to recovery.

Advocacy

Fighting tirelessly through legislative activism for local, state, and national laws to advocate for those who could use a hand.

Storytellers

Connecting mental health speakers, advocates, and story tellers across the nation to bring these issues to the forefront in a way that is less intimidating.

Training

Through training resources, programs, and pdf's, we hope to teach and train folks on these issues.
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THE SUPPORT

-who we partner with in this fight 

Companies

Creating programs that encourage discussions around our communities. Our programs are designed to make people feel safe and empowered to share their sorrow, knowing that this starts the road to recovery.

Government Agencies

Fighting tirelessly through legislative activism for local, state, and national laws to advocate for those who could use a hand.

Colleges

Connecting mental health speakers, advocates, and story tellers across the nation to bring these issues to the forefront in a way that is less intimidating.

Individuals

Through training resources, programs, and pdf's, we hope to teach and train folks on these issues.

Nonprofits

Through training resources, programs, and pdf's, we hope to teach and train folks on these issues.

Communities

Through training resources, programs, and pdf's, we hope to teach and train folks on these issues.
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