Semicolon
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Have you ever seen a semicolon
tattoo or button?
Getting
help
Where to get a free button and/or
business card with helpline phone number
Why keep a semicolon business card in
your wallet?
Secrets
T-shirt transfers: Semicolon
Related topics: Suicide,
Suicide
& Fire Arms, Suicide
Prevention, Teens,
Veterans
Curry County Crisis
Line - 24/7 - 877-519-9322
National Hopeline Line - 24/7 - 800-273-TALK
(8255)
800.448.3000, or
for TDD 800.448.1833
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In this special KCIW Podcast of The Community Organizer,
Gordon Clay and Scott Clapson talk about Project Semicolon
Have you seen anyone with a
semicolon tattoo or button or window decal?
If not, you may not be looking close enough. They're popping up everywhere. The semicolon is used when the person could've chosen to end their life, but chose not to. Today, people all over the world are tattooing the mark as a reminder of their struggle, victory, and survival.
Mental illness is not uncommon, yet there is a stigma around it that prevents a lot of people from talking about it — and that's a barrier to getting help. It's a symbol to reduce the stigma around mental illness for those who are struggling with depression, suicide, addiction, and self-injury. It represents the importance of suicide prevention.
No matter how we get there, the end result is so important to help more people to also be able to say "; I'm still here." "; my story isn't over."
The symbol is a conversation starter celebrating the road to recovery and the determination to keep moving forward no matter what. People ask what it is and you get to open up an opportunity to help someone else who might be struggling.
If you have ever seriously considered suicide and are willing to talk to someone who might be needing help, ink your hand during September, Suicide Prevention Month or wear a button or put a decal on your car window. Let’s stop the self harming, the suicides and the bullying
Need to talk now? Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for the
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or see our list of
other
lifelines.
Where to get rack cards, business
cards or a semicolon button
Pickup a business card that talks about suicide and
gives a 24/7 Helpline phone number. Keep one in your wallet
to give to someone who might be going through depression or
a tough time with a job, alcohol,
physical health, financial, or an intimate partner. Take a
semicolon button and wear it to let people know you're
willing to talk. It's also a great conversation starter
about what it means. Let's end the stigma around suicide and
talk openly about it.
Locations to get free business cards and/or button:
Blue Water Cafe & Lounge, 16218 Lower Harbor
Rd
Brookings-Harbor Community Food Bank, 539-A-Hemlock St
Chetco Activity Center, 550 Chetco Ave
Chetco Music Company, 615 Chetco Ave
Democrats Headquarters, 617 Chetco Ave
Gypsies, 549 Chetco Ave
Harbor Tattoo Gallery, 545 Chetco Ave
The Health Shop, 604 Railroad St
KCIW radio, 609-A, Chetco Ave
Curry Coastal Pilot office, 507 Chetco Ave
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, 401 Fir St
Towne Buzz Tattoo and Art Studio, 16211 W. Hoffeldt Lane,
Upstairs - Harbor
Wayne Taylor Insurance, 607 Chetco Ave
Crescent City, CA
Del Norte Triplicate Newspaper, 312 H St
KFUG, 270 I St
Tsunami Games, 260 I St
Wild Rivers Market, 450 M St
Gold Beach, OR
Curry Community Health, 94235 Moore St
Or get a rack card or a business card for your wallet explaining the program with a crisis line listed. Some locations have our 1 1/4" round button too. Or send a self-addressed stamped envelope (#10 SASE) to PO Box 12, Brookings, OR 97415.
Check back often because we hope to list additional
locations with a supply of these free items.
Why keep a
semicolon business card in your wallet?
www.TheCitizensWhoCare.org/semicolon.html
Note: The semicolon above
fills one side of the actual business card
90% of men who die by suicide have a
diagnosable mental health issue at the time of death
80% of suicide attempts are by women. 80% of successful
suicides are by men and men using a gun. In 90% of those
suicide cases, men are suffering from a mental health issue.
(see below) Men are most reticent to talk about their
problems, and since suicide is usually a momentary thing,
tend not to as for help.
If you know a man who is going through one of the following issues, be sure to give him one of these cards, let him know you are available to talk confidentially, and insure that he knows that most people who call a crisis line aren't suicidal. They just need someone to talk through what's going on for them. If he is a good friend ask him to commit to you that he won't do anything rash until he gets aold of you and you can talk it through. (Bill Withers song, Lean on Me.)
31.6% had a problem with alcohol
24.3% had a physical health problem
27.5% had a financikal problem
29.6% had a job problem
62.9% had a current depressed mood
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"I take it that no man is educated who has never dallied with the thought of suicide." - William James
Women seek help—men die.” Jed Diamond
Don't blow your brains out! They are right where they need to be.
Clearing
out the shit - all of those unhealthy messages and
thoughts.
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