Katelyn
Hi. I am a digital marketing and communications professional with over 20 years experience in the field. I have done everything from creating advocacy campaigns online to developing/designing WordPress/Drupal websites to sales operations management and beyond for various non-profits, higher ed institutions, and businesses in various industries. I am also someone who suffers with suicidal […]
Ellen
Having overcome PTSD in the last year. It has made me aware of lack of support out there that isn’t private/costly. For me, semicolon reminds me to stop, pause and remember “I can do this” I hope by sharing my coping mechanisms with people will help people overcome their troubles when they are in […]
Matt
I lost my dad to suicide a little over 17 years ago. Unfortunately, I spent 16 of those years lost in the grief of my dad’s death. I joined a support group a little over a year ago to start to get the help I knew that I needed but was dragging my feet in […]
Fred
6 Years of Service via Us Army as a Combat Engineer ” explosives”. Very avid Fly Fisherman who enjoys being on the water and in nature. Through my own struggles with my own mental health in the past. After seeking help through the VA and on the civilian side years ago I am in a […]
Zoey
As a college student that has struggled with and have moved past many issues, I still currently struggle with a handful of problems. I want to be part of this project as a reminder that women should stand for each other—that I am living proof along with many others—to walk past these experiences with a […]
Bhavya
I want to volunteer, because I’ve attempted suicide before, and I’ve talked to people also suffering, and helped them get better, I’ve been told I’d be an amazing therapist, but I feel like I might be a little too young, but I can still help in some way, or wait till I’m older. I want […]
Elizabeth
Share a little about why you’d like to volunteer for Project Semicolon… I’d like to join the project because I have experienced the heartache of a family member passing away due to suicide. Back in 2019, my mother who struggled with mental health issues passed at the age of 60 from suicide. I struggled with […]
mary
Share a little about why you’d like to volunteer for Project Semicolon… I’m a suicide loss survivor so this topic is especially meaningful for me. I am also a social work student and a volunteer with a local suicide loss support group in my area. Spreading awareness about mental health disorders is important to reduce […]
April
Share a little about why you’d like to volunteer for Project Semicolon… I want to be able to help advocate and increase awareness of mental health and how it is not something to be ashamed of. It is real and we have all experienced it or been affected by it in some way. I lost […]
Jessica
Almost a decade ago, my own mental health battles began. I was struggling to find healthy coping mechanisms and essentially resorted to self harming; I became addicted to it. It was then that I began trying to raise awareness to the seriousness of mental health. I worked on a project, in collaboration with a State […]
