Suicide Prevention
Welcome to the A2A Suicide Prevention Advocacy Resource Center (ARC), an outreach project of the nonprofit Adversity 2 Advocacy Alliance, aiming to help individuals impacted by suicide step into suicide prevention advocacy.
We hope you’ll be inspired by our A2A Advocates impacted by suicide, and we invite you to listen to our A2A Spotlight features and A2A 1-on-1 interviews sharing powerful stories of how individuals impacted by suicide are turning adversity into advocacy. [ If you are in a crisis, please call or text 988 or text TALK to 741741. ]
Meet our A2A Advocates
Vic Ojakian
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...
A2A Spotlight Features
Spotlight – Suicide Prevention Outreach Helps Grieving Mom Heal
KCBS Radio afternoon anchor and A2A founder Jeff Bell Spotlights Agnes McKeen, who lost her teenage son Harrison to suicide in 2015. Agnes founded Just Talk Suicide Prevention, a nonprofit that promotes healing, hope and suicide prevention awareness. If you...
Spotlight: Luke Richardson
A2A feature on Luke Richardson as heard on KCBS Radio: A2A Founder Jeff Bell talks with former NHL player Luke Richardson about his teen daughter's suicide, and his family's commitment to help transform youth mental health. If you or someone you know is in crisis,...
Spotlight: Victor Ojakian
A2A feature on Victor Ojakian as heard on KCBS Radio: <br/p> A2A Founder Jeff Bell talks with Victor Ojakian about his son's suicide and the Ojakian family's subsequent efforts to create and promote suicide-prevention resources. The following links are important...