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Alexis’s Story

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Alexis Hilliard Special Projects Coordinator, Crisis Lines Team Lines for Life For some people in my culture, mental illness doesn’t exist. They see it as something you can just snap out of, if you take care of yourself. They say, “You’re not really … [Read more...]

A Message of Hope from Stephen

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December 4th, 2002 – I was 19 years old. That was the night that I lost my hope. I couldn’t find it – had no access to it – it was just gone. Even as I wrapped twinkling lights and hung brightly colored ornaments on my tree, I could only see darkness.  … [Read more...]

DJ’s Story

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David "DJ" Jones Crisis Intervention Specialist,  Military Services Team I think that at the time I was 9, my parents’ divorce was an unimaginable event. I didn’t handle it well and by the time I was 16, I was acting out, taking drugs, and drinking. My … [Read more...]

Gabe’s Story

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Gabriel Lavaly Outreach Assistant for Underserved Communities, Communications Team I am biracial, and my father was my connection to the black community in Portland. When he died, I lost that connection. I felt very isolated and alone, and I felt this … [Read more...]

Georgette’s Story

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Georgette Taluy Events Coordinator, Prevention Team   I grew up as an Americanized Haitian, in a country that still shows significant prejudice towards immigrants, black people, and women. That racism and prejudice resulted in several … [Read more...]

Building Hope

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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...]

Breaking the Silence

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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...]

2018: Our Greatest Year Yet

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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...]