I would go as far as to say every single one of us knows someone who has been affected by suicide. Someone who has been lost. Someone who nearly didn’t make it. Someone who has tried to take their own life. And isn’t it shocking that this is the reality of our society today?
I’ve said before that I don’t believe anyone is beyond help. I used to think I was. I now know I was wrong. There’s a very big difference between being beyond help and simply not receiving the help you need.
Yet every day people are turned away from hospital doors.
Every day people are left on waiting lists with no end in sight.
Every day people fall through gaps that should not exist.
And in my opinion, most suicides are preventable.
Think about it:
- If someone came to you and said they needed help, would you listen?
- If someone found the courage to admit they weren’t okay, would you support them?
- If someone told you they didn’t know if they’d make it another week, would you tell them to come back in six months?
- If someone had tried to take their own life, would you send them home with nothing but a crisis number and a “see how it goes”?
I know I wouldn’t. And I know many of you wouldn’t either.
So why is it acceptable that professionals do?
Why is it acceptable for those in power to look the other way?
Why is it acceptable that preventable deaths continue to happen?
Because here’s the truth: when you turn someone away, you may as well be signing their death certificate.
You may not have killed someone intentionally, but if you do nothing to stop them from dying, the outcome is the same.
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