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Lines For Life

Preventing Substance Abuse and Suicide, and Promoting Mental Wellness

Get help now, call our lifeline: 800-273-8255Or text '273Talk' to 839863

Building Hope

September 4, 2019 by Lell

In honor of Suicide Prevention Month, the Lines for Life community would like to share with you our messages of hope and resilience. We build hope through connection and advocacy, and by breaking stigma in boardrooms and newsrooms and living … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events, Hope

Breaking the Silence

April 8, 2019 by Lell

This week, Oregon journalists are doing something amazing, important and pathbreaking: they are devoting the entire week to reporting on stories of suicide prevention and stories of hope and healing. No journalist community anywhere in the world has ever … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BTS, Events

2018: Our Greatest Year Yet

January 7, 2019 by Lell

Dear Friends, Thank you so much for supporting Lines for Life in the past year. We couldn’t do the crucial work of saving lives each day without our dedicated staff, community of volunteers, and committed folks like you. It’s been quite a year! With … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Year

Thank you for helping us celebrate the VCL expansion!

November 9, 2018 by Natalie Sept

Today we celebrate the expansion of our team and the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL). Together with Senator Ron Wyden, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, Chair Deborah Kafoury, Commissioner Sharon Meieran, Dwight Holton and VCL team leadership and staff, we cut … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

2019 Always Hope Gala

November 5, 2018 by Lell

Save the Date: April 5, 2019 Hilton Portland Downtown | Portland, Oregon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events, Gala

Safe Reporting Summit: Changing the conversation about reporting on suicide

October 16, 2018 by Carys Fritz

For full list of resources go to this site. Robin Williams. Kate Spade. Anthony Bourdain. All these names, among so many others, are associated with a common denominator. Suicide. With long and successful careers, their death made a huge impact in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Article, Lines for Life, Safe Reporting, Suicide Prevention

Fanning the Flames: Using Your Personal Story to Ignite Change

September 11, 2018 by Natalie Sept

If you are a woman who has lost a loved one to overdose or impacted by addiction join us in this amazing workshop where we learn together how to use our personal experience and passion to ignite change in our communities. Friday, October … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events, Uncategorized

You’re Invited: Youth Suicide Prevention Town Halls

August 31, 2018 by Lell

Join YouthLine, in partnership with Youth ERA and your local legislators for a conversation on mental well-being and suicide in schools. What can be done, how to help? DETAILS: OCT 22nd, 6-8pm Sunset High School 13840 NW Cornell Road Portland, OR … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events, Townhall

Oregon Summit on Safe Reporting

August 30, 2018 by Lell

Thank you to everyone who attended the Oregon Summit on Safe Reporting! Thank you especially to the Oregon Association of Broadcasters and KGW Studios for hosting, as well as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, SAMHSA, Lines for Life and the award … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Article, Safe Reporting

Beautiful Boy: The Power and Influence of Personal Stories

August 14, 2018 by Carys Fritz

David Sheff said, “Why does it help to read others' stories? It is not only that misery loves company, because (I learned) misery is too self-absorbed to want much company. Others' experiences did help with my emotional struggle.” Addiction is one of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lines for Life, Mental Health, Substance Abuse

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