Name: Break the silence for suicide attempt survivors
Uploaded: 2011-06-11T15:39:00Z
Duration: 3 min 57 s
Description: Even when our lives appear fine from the outside, locked within can be a world of quiet suffering, leading some to the decision to end their life. At TEDYou, JD Schramm asks us to break the silence surrounding suicide and suicide attempts, and to create much-needed resources to help people who reclaim their life after escaping death. Resources: http://t.co/wsNrY9C

JD Schramm: Break the silence for suicide attempt survivors

Break the silence for suicide attempt survivors

Even when our lives appear fine from the outside, locked within can be a world of quiet suffering, leading some to the decision to end their life. At TEDYou, JD Schramm asks us to break the silence surrounding suicide and suicide attempts, and to create much-needed resources to help people who reclaim their life after escaping death. Resources: http://t.co/wsNrY9C

Many who seem to have it all may still battle invisible pain, as shown when one man survived a leap from the Manhattan Bridge and rebuilt his life. Nineteen out of twenty suicide attempts fail, yet those who survive are 37 times more likely to try again without support. Silence and stigma leave survivors isolated, lacking resources as they struggle to rejoin life. Breaking this silence is crucial for recovery and for saving lives.