Dave Wise is a suicide attempt survivor. this is his story Dave Wise is a suicide attempt survivor. "I Survived a Suicide Attempt." Dave Wise is a mental health advocate. He was33 when I interviewed him in St. Louis, MO on September 8, 2015. I grew up in Wisconsin,...
Remembering Francesco Bellafante this is his story Remembering Francesco Bellafante In Loving Memory of Francesco Bellafante Francesco Bellafante took his life on November 16, 2020. He worked at the intersection of suicide prevention advocacy and information...
Vanessa McDaniel is a suicide attempt survivor. this is her story Vanessa McDaniel is a suicide attempt survivor. "I Survived a Suicide Attempt." Vanessa McDaniel is a past-nurse and current real estate broker, originally from Taos, NM. She was 46 years old when I...
Scott Petersen is a suicide attempt survivor. this is his story Scott Petersen is a suicide attempt survivor. "I Survived a Suicide Attempt." Scott Petersen is a practicing social worker and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Denver Graduate School of...
Jess Stohlmann-Rainey is a suicide attempt survivor. this is her story Jess Stohlmann-Rainey is a suicide attempt survivor. "I Survived a Suicide Attempt." Jess Stohlmann-Rainey is an activist and the director of program development at Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners...
Live Through This is a body of work I’ve been building on for over a decade. If you choose to use it as a reference, please cite it accurately, giving appropriate credit where it’s due. If you’re feeling particularly courteous, you could even send me an email (des@livethroughthis.org) to let me know.
Suggested APA citation for the homepage/the project as a whole:
Stage, D. L. (2010). Live Through This. https://livethroughthis.org
Suggested APA citation for a single story:
Stage, D. (Ed.) (date*). First-name Last-name is a suicide attempt survivor. This is his/her/their story [Interview]. Live Through This. https://livethroughthis.org/firstname-lastname
* You can find the date an interview was conducted in the introduction to each story.
NOTE: This work is not to be used in contexts beyond academic or journalistic work without explicit written permission. I shouldn’t have to tell anyone that, but here we are. Please don’t exploit people and their stories, or this work I’ve put years of my life and time and heart into.
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