My friend Christian Judd shares the story of his brother Bryan who died by suicide in April of 2010. I became aware of Christian and his good work and message around this topic with these tweets:
https://twitter.com/christianmjudd/status/1513174782723846145
https://twitter.com/christianmjudd/status/1513583004785917957
Dr. Judd, who is a board certified psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner, shares insights on how to help individuals navigate when someone close has died by suicide. He also provides insight for those who have considered suicide.
Here are three suicide prevention numbers. Please reach out for help if you are having suicidal thoughts:
Huntsman Mental Health Institute Crisis line (Utah residents): 1-801-587-3000
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
The Trevor Project: 1-212-695-8650
Here is a link to the David Archuleta Love Loud video mentioned in the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooh6otPKmzE
If you are having thoughts of suicide or have lost someone to suicide, Christian’s insights may help you. Thank you Christian for being on the podcast and all your good work. You are a good man and friend.
Also, check out Christian’s podcast called Social Hall Sports Podcast (mostly about sports) at https://linktr.ee/socialhallpod
And check out a chapter from my new book on mental health (chapter 6) at: amazon.com/dp/1462139566
