If you have read my blog in the past, you might remember that at first I focused on mental health for several years. Then for over the last year or so, I have been all over the place, without a consistent theme to my blog entries. Now, I am ready to change it up again. After some thought, prayer, discussion, and inspiration, I have finally decided on a path that I would like to focus on for now. So, without further ado, I want to introduce you to my new blog theme: suicide prevention.
I know that in some blog entries I talked about moving away from mental health, however over the last year I have found that it keeps coming back into my thoughts and life. This time around I am going to narrow down mental health and focus on suicide prevention, which is still a pretty huge topic in and of itself. And, as a lot of you are aware, I have a family history of suicide, and I know quite a few suicide loss survivors. Although suicide prevention is not a glamarous topic, there is so much to learn and understand about it. There are myths to be debunked. There is research to share. And, most importantly, there are possible solutions and ideas that can give everyone hope that suicide prevention can and will happen. I hope you will join me as I head into this more focused path.
As I write this entry, it is only days from marking 9 years from my dad dying by suicide, so it only makes sense that I begin my focus on suicide prevention now. Be on the lookout for updates to this website, my Facebook page, and hopefully new content. My hope is that I can help to educate others about suicide prevention, and I look forward to starting in this new direction.