Josh Rivedal, an activist and author, will host a one-hour
Twitter chat for WEGO Health on May 6 at 3 p.m.
ET about how society can best support suicide attempt survivors/persons with
lived experience. The hashtag to participate is #hachat. The topics will
include what helps and what hurts when someone is feeling suicidal, what kinds
of resources exist for attempt survivors, and what kinds of resources they
would like to see. In addition, Rivedal is inviting individuals who have
survived suicide attempts to share their stories for his book project, on
#suicide attempt survivors. For more information, click here, http://attemptsurvivors.com/2014/04/28/a-way-for-us-to-share-our-stories/
This will be
the second volume of Rivedal’s “The Good News Project”; the first volume will
be published in October. “The concept [of the first book] is similar to
‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’ but grittier, covering topics that aren’t typically
brought to light in the mainstream,” writes Rivedal. The second volume, to be
released in February 2015, will include only the stories of suicide attempt
survivors. “It’s a way for us to share our stories, create a community, help
other people and show the world that we don’t just struggle — we can survive
and thrive as well,” he writes. For more information, contact him at joshuarivedal@gmail.com.
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