These stories are difficult to read. They are stories of grief, survival and other pressures teens face. They push us to talk about a subject that often remains in the shadows. And they offer us hope. 2/
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The @denverpost asked teens across Colorado to write about their experiences with mental health and suicide through an essay contest.
Today we published the top five essays. A few words before I share the essays 1/
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Before I share the essays: If you or someone you know are having thoughts of suicide, call the Colorado Crisis Line at 1-844-493-8255.
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Our First Place essay is "You promised me" "You promised me" is a poem/song written by two middle-schoolers. They wrote about the loss of a mutual friend who died by suicide. You can read the poem and watch the video https://dpo.st/2O2yL7P 4/
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Our Second Place essay is "Buzz" "Buzz" looks at the responsibility teens feel in helping a friend who is struggling with mental health issues or suicide ideation https://dpo.st/37zKQcA 5/
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We also published three honorable mention essays. The first is called "Soup, sticky notes and other lies about suicide" This essay pushes back on how we -- adults -- talk about mental health and the need for deeper communication -- and connection. 6/https://dpo.st/2GpKZ6d
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Our next honorable mention is a poem called "My generation bleeds" This poem talks about the pressures teens face -- school, climate change and societal -- and pushes us to be a little kinder to each other 7/https://dpo.st/30WKQko
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Our third honorable mention essay is by a suicide survivor. It's called "Ice" While these are difficult stories to hear -- and even more so to tell -- we believe it’s important to hear survivors’ stories so we can better understand this sensitive issue 8/
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Here's an excerpt from "Ice" "Now I live to be a light. An inferno of love and charity toward the world so that maybe someday I might melt the ice that seems to be spreading and hardening more rapidly every day." 9/
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You can read the full essay here. This essay contains information about a suicide attempt that may be triggering to readers. https://dpo.st/2RrOoaR 10/
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I want to thank everyone who shared their story with us through the essay contest. We received more than 40 submissions. Also a thank you to
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Remember: If you have a story to tell about youth suicide and/or Colorado's mental health systems, we're listening https://dpo.st/30TSdc8 And if you want to keep up with what's next with the project, you can sign up for our email listhttps://dpo.st/2U1pdOb
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One more note about "You promised me" This poem/song is powerful in that it expresses many of the thoughts and feelings suicide loss survivors go through after losing someone. And it was written by 13-year-olds.https://twitter.com/jessicaseaman/status/1221440601553559552 …
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Make sure to watch
@amymbrothers' powerful video and interview with the writers of "You promised me"https://dpo.st/2O2yL7PPrikaži ovu nit
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