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Helping Those Impacted by Suicide

Season 1 Episode 2 | 40s

Watching someone struggling with loss can make you feel helpless. If you don't know what to say, tell them that. Just being there or doing something together can help. For more resources to help you or someone you care about that might be facing a mental health need, visit www.alaskapublic.org/hope.

Aired: 08/14/24
Created with the Alaska Mental Health Trust, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – Anchorage, Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Alaska Children’s Trust, Veteran Affairs-Anchorage, and the Anchorage School District.
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