Last Tuesday September 29th 2015 I was happy to meet this group of students from the Service Fraternity Alpha Phi Omega as they talked to students about their Suicide Prevention Campaign.

Many students have issues they would like to discuss with their peers rather than with a professional, specially young males (as shown by numerous studies), who do not seek for help and tend to keep their problems to themselves, specially when they are suicidal.

If you feel the need to talk to anyone, for any reason, do reach out, to students and peers like the APO, or to others (like myself) who will be there to listen and help you cope with issues sometimes you would not like to bring to the facilities provided by CUNY, for instance.

No matter what the issue is, reaching out and speaking with the Suicide Prevention Hotline is always a better idea than taking actions that may hurt you and those who surround you. Not to mention sometimes the things we do are irreversible.

Call a friend, a family member, and open up. You never know how much support may be to your avail until you do.  No matter what the situation is, I am certain there is a way out. See the other posts for the phone numbers and other options to contact me or the school in case you would like to speak – I may not have answers but I would like to help if at all possible.

Stay strong and stay alive.