Search

Hope For Tomorrow

Bringing hope

Menu
Skip to content
  • Home
  • About
  • Resources
    • Booklets, Articles, Presentations
    • My Book Notes
  • Memorials
    • Adam Joel Rickard
      • Eulogy
      • Poems
      • Reflections
      • Memorial Fund
  • Newsletter
  • Quotes
    • About Grief
    • About Hope
    • About Spirituality
    • About Suicide
  • Favourites
  • Reading List
  • Contact

Tag: Mental illness and suicide

  • Blog

What Factors Prompt Men to Consider Suicide

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on September 21, 2024

Blake Roberts was 17 years old when he attempted suicide. At the time, he was…

Read More
  • Blog

Eight Explosive Truth Bombs

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on March 16, 2023March 18, 2023

From the pen of Cormac McCarthy The Passenger, published in October 2022, by award winning…

Read More
  • Blog

The Prolonged Effect of COVID-19 on Suicide Rates

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on September 10, 2021September 10, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing us to re-evaluate our response to mental health as the…

Read More
  • Blog

How Suicidal Narratives Shape Our Thinking About Suicide

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on March 16, 2021March 16, 2021

Our thoughts about suicide, if not experienced at a personal level, are often shaped by…

Read More
  • Blog

Loneliness and Social Isolation

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on January 24, 2021

Loneliness is something everybody experiences. While loneliness is a common feeling, it is often hard…

Read More
  • Blog

10 Questions To Ask Yourself If You Struggle With Suicidal Thoughts

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on December 12, 2020

In his 2015 best-selling memoir Reasons To Stay Alive, British author Matt Haig opens up…

Read More
  • Blog

Evaluating Suicide Risk in a Pandemic

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on June 16, 2020June 16, 2020

Australia has been one of the most successful countries in containing COVID-19, with fewer than…

Read More
  • Blog

There’s Something About 30

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on October 6, 2019October 6, 2019

Jarrid Wilson was a former pastor at Harvest Christian Fellowship Church in Southern California, and…

Read More
  • Blog

How To Respond To People Who Are Thinking Of Suicide

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on June 30, 2018September 11, 2019

Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson was asked by a young man ‘Why shouldn’t I take my…

Read More

Popular Posts

  • Reading Has a Lot in Common with Gardening

    November 16, 2023
  • To Kill A Mockingbird

    August 13, 2019
  • Broken Dreams

    November 2, 2018
  • Written in the Sand

    December 6, 2022
  • The Sunset Limited: A Conversation Between Two Strangers About the Meaning of Life

    August 25, 2021
  • Nick Cave and the Tragic Loss of His Son

    April 17, 2023

Tags

Connectedness Courage COVID-19 Death Depression Fear Good Books Grief Hope Loneliness Loss Memories Mental Illness Reading is beneficial Suicide Suicide Grief Suicide Prevention Suicide Risk factors Survival Trauma

About

Bruce Rickard

Bruce Rickard

Reflections on Suicide and Staying Alive: My son's suicide changed everything. I felt an obligation to understand why anyone would want to end their life. My regular blog posts explore the causes and prevalence of suicide and what is needed to sustain a healthy mind and a hope-filled future.

View Full Profile →

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Translate

Archives

Categories

  • Blog (289)
  • Book Reviews (71)
  • Grief (18)
  • Living and Learning (28)
  • Protective Factors (65)
  • Risk Factors (95)
  • Suicide and Christianity (8)
  • Suicide Grief (70)
  • Suicide in Australia (25)
  • Suicide Prevention (68)
  • Youth Suicide (6)
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Linkedin
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
×
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Hope For Tomorrow
    • Join 94 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Hope For Tomorrow
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar