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Suicide survivors gather to console each other in Palo Alto
Palo Alto :: CA :: USA | about 9 hours ago
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The white beads were to be worn by people who had lost a child to suicide. The red necklaces signified that your spouse had died by his or her own hand, and the green was for those who had "struggled personally" with suicidal thoughts. Richard Berryessa...
Tags: Brian Berryessa, Palo Alto High School, Caltrain, Richard Berryessa, American Foundation, suicides survivor, survivor gather, Palo Alto, Palo Alto California, Santa Clara, Schizophrenia, San Jose California, Suicide, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Social Issues
We need more compassion for mental illness
Pembroke Pines :: FL :: USA | about 12 hours ago
Credibility Sometimes, if we do a good job telling the story, we get recognized with prizes and awards...Words can't explain just how emotionally conflicted I was on Friday...I was one of the six, along with Broward Judge Giselle Pollack, Shari Thomas, David Meehan,...
Tags: mental illness, David Meehan, David Zimelman, Broward Judge Giselle Pollack, Brooklyn, Pembroke Pines, Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Mental disorder, Psychiatric hospital, Psychiatry, Disability, Medical ethics
Hearing Voices. Seeing Things.
LaShuan Harris, the woman who was seen dropping her three young children into San Francisco Bay in October of 2005, was eventually found not guilty by reason of insanity by the judge hearing her case. Harris, described as mentally ill by her own family...
Tags: voices, mental illness, bipolar, schizophrenia, visions, hallucinations, demons, church, jesus, bible, death, sexual abuse, trauma, angels, god, suicide, hearing voices, seeing things, physical abuse
La Casa Norte puts a roof over the heads of at-risk men
Chicago :: IL :: USA | about 18 hours ago
Credibility On Valentine's Day, Joshua Colon was kicked out of the crowded Humboldt Park apartment he shared with seven siblings and a parent. He cycled through friends' homes before finally moving into a housing program run by La Casa Norte, a Humboldt Park organization...
Tags: La Casa Norte, Christopher Wells, housed programs, Chicago Tribune Charities, Chicago, Schizophrenia, Socioeconomics, Wells Maine, Homelessness, Busking, Humanitarian aid
Moving from storage unit to motel
Chicago :: IL :: USA | about 19 hours ago
Credibility Life is infinitely more comfortable for the family that lived in a Streamwood storage facility, thanks to the generosity of friends, family and a wide swath of Chicago Tribune readers who stretched from around the block to around the world. Maria Maior,...
Tags: Brandon, Maria Maior, Shane Palmer, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Schizophrenia, Socioeconomics, Motel, Brandon Florida, Busking, Homelessness, Humanitarian aid
Homeless veterans bring life to the stage in 'Truly Dually'
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Jeff Northrup is a homeless veteran and a recovering alcoholic who was prescribed anti-anxiety medication. He's been living in shelters and on the streets of Las Vegas for 10 years. He's tried to get his life together, only to return to the veterans shelter...
Tags: Las Vegas, LAS VEGAS, homeless veterans, Poverty, Schizophrenia, Socioeconomics, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Busking, Homelessness, Humanitarian aid, Health Medical Pharma
Volunters come together under one roof to help homeless
Napa :: CA :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Sitting at a table in the gymnasium of Crosswalk Community Church Friday, Mary Pieper, 26, could not contain her wonder. “I guess you just sit down,” the Napa woman told a hungry friend eyeing her plate of meat and vegetables. “And they bring you a plate.”...
Tags: Project Homeless Connect, Mary Pieper, Nicole, Napa, Poverty, Schizophrenia, Socioeconomics, Busking, Homelessness, Humanitarian aid
Searching the stage for a solution
Vancouver :: Canada | 1 day ago
Credibility Last updated on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 3:00AM EST A fter homelessness .....Then it starts over, but this time audience members can intervene, taking the place of a character and acting out what they think would be a smarter way to deal with a situation.
Tags: Vancouver, cast members, Canada, Schizophrenia, Socioeconomics, Fraggle Rock, Homelessness in the United States, Homelessness, Poverty, Busking, Entertainment Culture
'You spend half your life spinning your wheels'
Grass Valley :: CA :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility You spend half your life spinning your wheels' Family shelter part of Salvation Army's war against homelessness Staff Writer Robbin Swales of the Salvation Army gets a finger squeeze Friday from 7-month-old Arynn, one of the residents at the Booth...
Tags: Salvation Army, Martha Sheppard, Robbin Swales, BFC, grant money, booth family, Nevada County, life spinning, family center, spend half, Grass Valley, Schizophrenia, Socioeconomics, William Booth, The Salvation Army, Homelessness in the United States, Homelessness, Busking, Poverty, Social Issues
City breaks ground for new homeless service center
Portland :: TX :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility City, county and community leaders cheered the start of construction of the Regional Access Center at a Friday morning groundbreaking ceremony. When completed in 18 months, the center will house a variety of homeless services, including 130 units of transitional...
Tags: homelessness services, Portland, Schizophrenia, Socioeconomics, Homelessness in the United States, Homelessness, Busking, Poverty, Social Issues
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