A Well World: Saving Lives
There are many adjectives and descriptors we use related to the Well Community. Welcoming, safe, accepting, stigma-free, hope-filled, friendly and “a place to belong” are just a few. I think there is one more term ...
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Community: A Key to Saving Lives From Suicide
In our increasingly connected world, isolation and loneliness are becoming more and more common. But, they’re especially prevalent struggles for those living with mental illnesses, and they can have particularly devastating consequences: Both mental health ...
Honoring 500 Lives Lost to Suicide
As a part of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, on Tuesday, September 10th we honored the 500 lives lost to suicide in our local community last year at an event hosted by the Greater Dallas Suicide ...
Shifting Our Language About Suicide
Our words have power. And when we’re talking about suicide, that power is especially significant. In recent years, media outlets and organizations have begun changing the ways they cover this difficult topic, and many of ...
A Well World: A Suicide Prevention Community
We are so grateful to so many of you who gave extraordinary donations to the Well Community through North Texas Giving Day! On September 21, over 120 of you participated generously, contributing $57,815 in all. ...
Six Must-Know Facts About Suicide
September is noted as “Suicide Prevention Month,” though at the Well, every day we stay keenly aware of its ever-looming threat. Though suicide is often considered a taboo topic, the facts about it are too ...