Once they hid their stories. But now, survivors of suicide are ‘coming out’ to combat a national crisis

The Washington Post | July 29, 2019


In recent years, survivors of suicide attempts have been “coming out,” determined to combat the problem even if it means speaking out about their own, often-hidden pasts. Ursula Whiteside, PhD and Marsha Linehan, PhD are quoted. Note: Dr. Whiteside also discussed why talking about suicide directly is a form of prevention on KUOW.