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------------------------------------------ Hello Everyone I am sure many of you have heard about the passing away of Chester Bennington, the lead singer of Linkin Park. It has hit some of the mods quite hard, including myself. So, I would like to take the time and remind everyone that thoughts about suicide or self-harm are not insignificant. Whether you are currently considering suicide or self-harm or in the future, I urge you to please reach out to those around you. It does not matter if it is professional help, even talking to family member, friend, teacher, colleague or someone that you trust. Reaching out can be difficult, and I myself understand this, but it does not make you a weak person. If anything, it makes you a stronger person because of it, since sharing your darkest thoughts to someone can be scary. And if you are not struggling with suicidal thoughts or self-harm, be aware of those around you. There are sometimes signs to suicidal behaviour, such as increasing talk about death or suicide, increase in drug or alcohol use, talking about being a burden, or withdrawal from social activities. If you do notice this and think it is serious, reach out to that individual. If they shut you out, you can contact your local authorities or police or their family member. Also, if someone wants to sit down and talk with you about their suicidal or self-harming thoughts, please sit down and listen to them, and take them seriously. It takes a lot of guts to open up, and this individual might be at their most vulnerable, so please, just listen to what they say, try to be supportive and assist them in getting help. I also realize that sometimes you have no one to trust or talk to. Fortunately, there are a couple of countries that have established suicidal prevention hotlines, and some of these hotlines broaden to include topics of sexual orientation, depression, mental health, etc. These are only a few resources that I could find, and I apologize if any of them are inaccurate as I do not live in all of these countries, but I will leave a few links to more resources: Australia Lifeline Australia Crisis Support and Suicide Prevention: lifeline.org.au/ Beyond Blue Depression and Anxiety: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ Canada Kids Help Phone: 1 800 668 6868, or kidshelpphone.ca/ Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention: suicideprevention.ca China Lifelife Shanghai (English): lifeline-shanghai.com Shanghai Mental Health Center: smhc.org.cn/ or 021-64387250 France Fil Sante Jeunes: 0800 235 236 La Croix Rouge Ecoute: 0800 858 858 Germany Telefonseelsorge: telefonseelsorge.de India AASRA: http://aasra.info/ or 24-hour hotline 022-27546669 Japan Befriends WorldWide Osaka Suicide Prevent Center: spc-osaka.org Tell (English): telljp.com/lifeline/ Korea Counsel 24: counsel24.com/ Malaysia Lifeline Association Malaysia: lifeline.org.my/cn/ Netherlands 113 Suicide Prevention: 113.nl Philippines Natasha Goulburn Foundation: ngf-hope.org/contact-us/ or (02) 804-HOPE (4673), 0917 558 HOPE (4673) Manila Lifeline Centre: (02) 8969191 United Kingdom + Ireland Mind, For Better Mental Health: mind.org.uk Samaritans (Republic of Ireland as well): http://www.samaritans.org/ United States National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ or 1 800 273 8255 The Trevor Project: thetrevorproject.org/ Crisis Text Line: text 741741 More links and countries, plus sourcing for info: More links and countries, plus sourcing for info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/ https://www.mentalhealth.gov/what-to-look-for/suicidal-behavior/index.html (ARTWORK USED HERE BY MYROCKYS
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