Robert Read on Suicide Awareness and Prevention

Dec 31, 2018

Robert speaks about suicide from a place of sincerity and personal experience which is profound.  In this episode we talk with him about his childhood, early life, guardian angels who have saved him from suicide, the epidemic that we are seeing now, mental health, vulnerability and how to have more open conversations.  This is a wide ranging conversation touching on many topics with an eloquent voice for his generation who co-founded a Facebook page "Killing the Stigma" on this which now has 370,000+ likes and has hit a real chord. 

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If this episode raises issues then please chat with a friend or someone you trust and the resources are there to support you including:

• The Facebook page Robert set up "Killing the Stigma": https://www.facebook.com/SuicidePreventionAwarenes/
• 1737 phone number to talk in NZ https://1737.org.nz/
• He Waka Tapu https://www.facebook.com/He-Waka-Tapu-268973503204589/ 
• Mental Health Advocacy and Peer Support https://www.facebook.com/mhapschch/

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