Brave and good of you Captain to start this. And for everyone sharing.
I still remember the day my dads best friends daughter took her own life... by OD’ing on her dads heart pills. So tragic.
At University my dorm neighbor... I remember tailing him all night after he mixed booze and drugs and kept threatening to end it all. I still wonder if I hadn’t done that if he woulda ended it all. He was in such a dark place after his best friend got blown up by a bomb in the Middle East.
Also... talk to your kids. Both personally but also help them help their friends. Teach them how to be supportive and compassionate. At least give them the verbal tools and moreso get them to know and understand there are many support systems available. But they’re only effective if they’re used.
Sometimes all it takes is a friendly text, quick call, or something simple to break someone outa their dark place.
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