"The lure of Suicide is the release from pain, worry, anguish inner turmoil."

And that's what makes depression such a formidable beast..it's always lurking there with false promises about the absence of pain..and when you are in so much pain, it's hard to get your mind around anything else.

Flooding the mkt with advertising is a great idea but that costs a lot of money and our prevention coalition has little money. Most of their members are volunteering their time and the newpapers are interested in the sensational aspects of suicide (like the internet story). I wish prime time public television would air yesterdays program with the panel of survivors.....their stories, their pain would educate a lot of people.

The Compassionate Friends sends out letters to newly grieving familys when they have lost a child. Suicide Support groups don't have this option because of the stigma...many people hide the fact that their loved ones took their own lives...some would welcome knowing that there is a group where they can "talk about it".

It should be viewed as a Public Service and given air time. ~sigh~