Keeping Hope Afloat Takes All of Us

The Hilinksi family are our heroes. After losing their son, Tyler, to suicide, they created Hilinksi’s Hope, a non-profit that funds and supports suicide prevention and mental health awareness at universities. The love that brought Hilinksi’s Hope to Tyler’s own Washington State University has spread nationally, reaching the University of South Carolina, where Tyler’s younger…

Lessons from the Legacy of Saoirse Kennedy Hill

As we settle into the promise of a new school year, summer tragedies—which include recent high-profile suicides—remain heavy on our minds. The news of Saoirse Kennedy Hill’s death shocked our nation and shook the mental health advocacy community to the core. Saoirse was a young advocate who shared her cousin Congressman Patrick Kennedy’s passion and…