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Playlist: Suicide Prevention Month

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For Sept.

September is Suicide Prevention Month; September 4-10, 2011 is Suicide Prevention Week; September 10, 2011 is World Suicide Prevention Day.

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Splash

From Rich Halten | 18:52

From a bridge famous for suicide jumps, the story of one lucky survivor and how a broken neck and collapsed lung made him a new man.

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Splash
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Rich Halten

Skyway_bridge_vignette_small The Sunshine Skyway bridge spans the mouth of Tampa Bay on the west coast of Florida. It carries thousands of cars everyday. It's also become one of the top ten places to end your life. This is the story of the many who jumped, one lucky guy who survived, and how broken bones and a collapsed lung made him a new man. "Splash" made its web debut on Transom.org.

Splash | 18:52

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Here There is No Moon (U.S. version 26:37)

From Susan Stone | 26:35

A portrait of the long, dark tunnel of the suicidal mind.

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Here There is No Moon (U.S. version 26:37)
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Susan Stone

Jumper_small A college student leaps from a bridge, a young mother walks into a lake, a widow clings to a ledge. Impulse. Depression. Illness. Grief. “Here There Is No Moon” is a portrait of the suicidal mind from the perspective of those who have survived the bullet, the bottle, the jump --and those who have helped in rescue and intervention. There is the limbo in which some live: Why am I still here? Will I try again? Can I resume the life I almost left? For others, there is relief in having a second chance at life. And then there are the doctors, philosophers, counselors, and poets who grapple with suicide as epidemic, violence, and siren song. But the fundamental question remains: Why does one commit suicide, while another does not? No one really knows the answer. True stories from those who might. This piece was featured on Transom.org. For more information visit the above "Website" link.

Here There is No Moon (U.S. version 26:37) | 26:35

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Four Seconds: Suicide off the Golden Gate Bridge

From Jake Warga | 13:38

Search for meaning in a friend's suicide.

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Four Seconds: Suicide off the Golden Gate Bridge
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Jake Warga

Ggbridgesmall_small A portrait of a friend, and a personal struggle for meaning. Opens: "It takes four seconds after jumping off the Golden Gate bridge to hit the ocean 220 feet below. Four long seconds. Last October my friend Phil was riding his bicycle over the bridge. Around mid-span, he stopped, took off his helmet?and jumped to his death. One-one thousand. Two-one thousand. Three-one thousand. Four-one thousand... 8min version aired 11/28/05 "AllThingsConsidered" This is the 12min version--all things considered (13:10 with out music). 8min available, but not encouraged. Brother of Phil: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1061

Four Seconds: Suicide off the Golden Gate Bridge | 13:38

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Brian's Story

From Jake Warga | 22:52

The producer of this piece sat on a bench one night with his friend Brian, who talked about why he tried to kill himself. He eventually succeeded.

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Brian's Story
From
Jake Warga

Brian2_small My friend Brian and I sat on a bench one night and talked about why he tried to kill himself. He eventually succeeded. (My first Radio story, 2001)

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