September is recognized as National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month.
The 8th of September is a nationwide day to remember the importance of 988, the suicide and crisis helpline.
Sharon Wyskiel is one of the hundreds of people who answer calls and texts for the 988 suicide and crisis helpline. She said, “When I get on, it’s just to see them as a person. Meet them where they are at. Try to encourage them that everything is going to be okay. 988 is not just for suicide, it is for anything that they are going through.”…