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Chester, you will be missed. (Image credit: Instagram/@linkinpark)

Linkin Park's Chester Bennington, Another Victim Of Suicide

Another of our musical idols was found dead today in his LA home. Earlier this year it was Chris Cornell, today it's Linkin Park's frontrunner, Chester Bennington.

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How The Michelle Carter Case Gets Suicide And Mental Illness Wrong

To say that Michelle Carter committed manslaughter is to accuse her of having the deliberate and malicious intent to take Conrad Roy III’s life. We are accusing her of not only assisting his suicide, but of coordinating it criminally.

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When someone, regardless of age, brings up suicide, they are asking for help.

Ask Erin: What Do I Do If My 9-Year-Old Is Suicidal? 

She’s made all the mistakes, so you don’t have to… Ask Erin is a weekly advice column, in which Erin answers your burning questions about anything at all.

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I am more aware and concerned about those around me suffering that might be feeling triggered and alone.

Suicide Awareness In The Wake Of Aaron Hernandez’s Death

For someone who suffers from depression and suicidal thoughts, a headline about somebody killing themselves can be triggering.

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Another Gone Too Soon; Project Semicolon Founder, Amy Bleuel, Dies At 31

...[T]here is no feeling as desperate, nothing as hopeless as thinking that your life has so little value that you should end it.

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Letting go of suicide means I have to let it all go, let it all out.

Saying Goodbye To Suicide And Yes To A Life Worth Living

Dear Suicide, I don't know how to start this. I want to write something deep and life-changing, but that's just too daunting. So I'll start with the facts before I have to do the hard part of breaking up with you.

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It’s been ten years, and I’m still reckoning with his death

Reckoning With Grief In The Wake Of A Suicide

Death, we know because it’s drilled into us from an early age, is a natural part of life.

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