Research suggests that people with suicidal ideation usually have two symptoms in common: a sense of being a burden to others and a profound sense of loneliness, alienation and isolation.¹

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It is often said that suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

What if people experiencing depression due to loss could temporarily step out of their private mental prisons into a temporary new life with a change in perspective, meaning, and connections? What if accessibility to this third option was more widely known and made possible by organizations who were willing to provide appropriate volunteer environments and financial support for this experience?

GIVE YOUR LIFE. DON'T TAKE IT. is about this possibility.

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For anyone who is thinking about taking their life because of loss, giving their life in service to others is an opportunity to allow the “doing” to expand their world and transform their dark beliefs and actions.

Facts

According to the Center for Disease Control, in the US alone, suicide claims over 48,000 lives each year. That is one death by suicide every 12 minutes: approximately 123 Americans per day. In the age group 10 to 34, it is the second leading cause of death and fourth leading cause of death from ages 35 to 54.² Additionally, Worldwide, statistics from the World Health Organization show 1,000,000 deaths from suicide each year: one death every 40 seconds and predicted that the 2020 statistic will indicate one suicide every 20 seconds.³