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Commenter: Andre Franklin
Commenter's Site: https://addictioncenter.com
Comment Date: Jan 25, 2023 3:25pm EST/NYC

Hello Tamra, My name is Andre, and I admire your dedication to providing health and wellness resources for the community, especially regarding addiction. As you know, many individuals who have been suicidal either have a mental or substance use disorder, or both, and this has encouraged me to join the community outreach team for AddictionCenter.com. Our web guide provides information on addiction and suicide recovery options and the benefits of committing to a recovery program. You can review our page on suicide and addiction here: https://www.addictioncenter.com/addiction/addiction-and-suicide/. Our team would be honored to support your dedication to informing the community about ways to maintain mental wellness. Would you be willing to add it as a resource to https://www.tamra.nyc/suicide-8002738255/? Together we can help all walks of life on their journey to recovery! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts,Andre FranklinCommunity Outreach SpecialistP: (800) 586-9670 AddictionCenter.com

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Commenter: Tamra Cronin
Commenter's Site: www.tamra.nyc
Comment Date: Jan 26, 2023 10:46pm EST/NYC

Replying To: Andre Franklin

Thanks for your comment. Yes, addictions can, and do, lead to suicide attempts. However, unresolved trauma is one of the most common causes of suicide – bullying, child abuse and/or rape, violence against others witnessed, extreme poverty, human trafficking and general public safety neglect. It's the unresolved traumas that civic leaders need to focus on, especially for today's children witnessing crime after crime against their fellow students - either in class or at home with family or non-family. Because if it's not suicide, it's murder at the hands of apathetic persons.

I was just reading about Larry Price Jr.: https://popular.info/p/the-untimely-death-of-larry-price. Mr. Price's death was not suicide. Mr. Price was a person who suffered from mental illness, because of a traumatic childhood incident, that caused his mind to split, and left him in chaos, without one adult to help him get counseling needed. Each day Mr. Price lived, cried out, but no one cared to hear him. Even when held in prison without bail, Mr. Price cried out for help, but was ignored.

We need to change the culture of civic leaders, to recognize when those are in need, get the help needed, and call and vote out those leaders who fail to help. We also need to hold leaders accountable when toxic persons are hired, persons who ignore or toy with basic well-being of others, while calling themselves "pro-life," a "hero," or "community leader." Else, we are failing an entire generation, which is running out of options as equal jobs, housing and education are all becoming unattainable goals, leading to more and more suffering of others.

But your link will remain here with this post, and added to the bottom of post as well. Again, thanks for sharing. 🙂