Category: Tips and Tools
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What we can learn from Jeremy Renner about suicide prevention
From GMA News Exclusive. Watch the full video here. When I was 18, my dad died by suicide. I don’t think there is anything worse than seeing someone struggle and being unable to save them. Watching my dad suffer so deeply, so profoundly, to the point where he took his life is a pain beyond…
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Mental Illness Doesn’t Predict Suicide; Hopelessness Does.
Disclaimer: Content is created by iFred’s team of editors. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a commission. The death of Bed Bath & Beyond’s CFO,Gustavo Arnal, hits far too close to home for me. He was a father of two girls, a financial executive, and a husband. No matter what…
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Join the Global Coalition on Youth Mental Health for a Spring Webinar
In 2018, I had the pleasure of being a Founding Member of the Global Coalition on Youth Mental Health to address the growing prevalence of anxiety and depression in youth. In honor of Global Teen Health Week, on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at 11:30 am (ET), I am participating in a 60-minute webinar to speak of the global…
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Finding Hope Through Change: How A Horse Helped Strengthen My Root Chakra
Life hasn’t been easy lately. I’ve recently moved to a new home in a new state, had a major shift with work, and celebrated my 45th birthday, which made me start realizing that my dream of having a family and children just may not be in the cards. While I know I still have so…
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Inspiring HOPE: One School At A Time
iFred launched Schools for Hope in Fall 2014 in two Chicago-area school districts (Woodland Intermediate School in Gurnee, Ill., and Oakland School in Antioch, Ill.) with the goal of expanding nationally and internationally. The program will launch in South America and Nepal this year, and is available for translation and in cobranded partnerships with other nonprofits…
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Inspiring HOPE: Around the World
Did you know that Schools for Hope is not just a program available in the U.S., but is internationally inspiring HOPE? This year the program will not only be taught around the continental U.S., but can also be found in South America and Nepal. Schools for Hope is available for translation and in cobranded partnerships…
