[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”100%” custom_padding=”25px|5%|25px|5%|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” max_width=”1200px” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
The ripple effects of substance abuse and suicide are quantifiable and immense. I know firsthand how difficult it is to lose a loved one to suicide.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019m a suicide loss survivor. My father struggled with extreme mental illness and died by suicide when I was just nine years old. Ten years later, my sister died by suicide.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In a lot of different cultures and communities, mental health is not talked about. At my first community event for suicide loss survivors, I saw teams with dozens of people walking together in memory of their loved ones. I knew, right then and there, that community is a necessary pillar in helping people move forward around their losses. I was forced to come face to face with unconscious barriers and deep-rooted beliefs, and finally asked myself: what part of healing, postvention, and prevention intersects with community and community healing?\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Following that experience, I observed things in myself that I had never felt before. Part of my journey in grief and healing was learning about suicide. I got involved in advocacy and postvention programs, using my personal lived experience to inform the ways I communicate. I learned about Lines for Life\u2019s work in suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention, and knew that Lines for Life was where I was supposed to be and that this was the work I was always meant to do.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n While working in substance abuse and suicide prevention wasn\u2019t my original plan, you never really know where your path is going to take you. <\/span>Growth, healing, and engagement are continually evolving.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There are tremendous benefits of supporting the programs that interrupt patterns of loss and save lives. Lines for Life is leading this work in Oregon and blazing a path for other states to follow.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We need your help as we support suicide loss survivors.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Cami, LFL Events Coordinator<\/b><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The ripple effects of substance abuse and suicide are quantifiable and immense. I know firsthand how difficult it is to lose a loved one to suicide.\u00a0 I\u2019m a suicide loss […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4311,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-start-the-conversation","category-you-call-we-answer"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linesforlife.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linesforlife.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linesforlife.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linesforlife.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linesforlife.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4308"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.linesforlife.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4308\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linesforlife.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.linesforlife.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linesforlife.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.linesforlife.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}