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Anyone can help prevent suicide—you don’t have to be a mental health professional. There are countless examples of silent heroes who recognize emotional suffering in people, respond compassionately, and take action to offer hope.

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Your Mental Health Story: To Share or Not to Share

When a teen breaks a bone, friends and family often ask for “the story” of how the bone broke, how long it will take to heal and may even ask to sign the cast. But when a child is challenged with a mental health difficulty, it can be tricky for him or her to decide whether to share their journey, when to share it or how to share it. Wisconsin’s Initiative for Stigma Elimination (link is external) (WISE) created a program—“ Honest, Open, Proud-High School (link is external)” (HOP-HS)—to proactively empower teens to make thoughtful decisions about disclosing their story (link is external).

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