Vic Ojakian Adversity: Loss of son to suicide Advocacy: Suicide prevention and mental health awareness activist “I love and miss my son, Adam. I channel those emotions and feelings into a determination to help others seek solutions other than killing themselves....
Stacy Bare Adversity: Struggled with substance abuse and suicidal thoughts after serving in the U.S. Army Advocacy: Directs Sierra Club Outdoors’ program and works to destigmatize mental illness “Reaching out and helping others really has been the best way...
Leslie Zeitler Adversity: Mother died by suicide when Leslie was 15 Advocacy: Writes and speaks about the challenges faced by survivors of loved ones’ suicides “I may not change a whole culture, but I am working on changing my part of the world. And if that makes a...
