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All I Want Is A Gun For Christmas?

Today I am in shock. On the front page of the news where two stories that were such polar opposites I had to share my concerns. One article had pictures of a girl and a man smiling and posing with their gift of a gun for Christmas while another reported of a man shot and killed [...]

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Man Associated With Tyler Clementi’s Suicide Found Guilty

Hey there Guys, I’ve just read that the man who has spied on Tyler Clementi, outing him as a gay male in college has been found guilty for his invation of Tyler’s privacy. As reported in Pink News: A jury has found a New Jersey university student, Dharun Ravi, who watched Tyler Clementi kissing another man [...]

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When Suicide Hits Home

Hey there Guys, Today I awoke to the sad news that a beautiful man that I had worked with had taken his life. They say in that song that “suicide is painless”, but the fact of the matter is it hurts so deeply that today I can hardly concentrate. Marty was a fantastic man, a [...]

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Are You Ok?

Hey there Guys, I was reading a post on Bipolar Bear’s blog about a fantastic Australian’s suicide prevention program called “R U OK?” This programme has been put together to help broach the fear and mis-information about suicide in particular in those under the age of 35. Suicide is the biggest killer of Australian men and [...]

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