I'm Suicidal. Now What?

In honor of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and National Recovery Month in September, Kea candidly shares how she's been managing her  depression and suicidal thoughts. She talks about the importance of having a suicide prevention kit/safety plan and how to develop one before a crisis.

References/Resources:

Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
Call 1-800-273-8255 or visit the website and speak with someone via chat
Website: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/  

Crisis Textline: 

• Text HOME to 741741 For US 
• Text HOME to 686868 For CANADA
• Text HOME to 85258 For UK

Website: https://www.crisistextline.org/

Safety Plan Template: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Brown_StanleySafetyPlanTemplate.pdf

Suicide Prevention Kit Article By The Mighty:
https://themighty.com/2019/09/suicide-prevention-kit/?utm_source=newsletter_mental_health&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_mental_health_2019-09-09&$deep_link=true

Find A Support Group:
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance https://www.dbsalliance.org/
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): https://nami.org/ 

Get your Fireflies MERCH (t-shirts, mugs, bags, cell phone cases, etc.): https://www.etsy.com/shop/FirefliesUnite/ 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT/BOOK SIGNING:

Curls & Mental Health
September 21, 2019 (3-5pm)
South Bowie Library
Bowie, MD

Suicide Prevention Awareness Sunday
September 29, 2019 (9:30 am & 12 pm services)
The Cathedral International
 Perth Amboy, NJ

Where to find Kea on social media and join the mental health conversation?
Twitter: www.twitter.com/firefliespod
Instagram: www.instagram.com/firefliespod
“Like Us” on Facebook: www.facebook.com/firefliespod
Join the Fireflies Unite: Healthy Minds Facebook Group www.facebook.com/groups/1714131805325103/ 

Send all podcast inquiries to kea@firefliesunite.com