Are there other suicide attempt survivors like me in the Church?
Suicide has touched the lives of many members of the Church. Watch, listen to, or read some of the stories below about members who have faced challenges related to suicide and found hope and healing.
- Craig (“Craig’s Story,” video, LDS Media Library)
- Elissa Stewart (“Lessons on Hope from Depression,” Mormon Channel)
- Kitengie (“Kitengie’s Story,” video, LDS Media Library)
- Maggie (“Hi I’m Maggie,” Mormon.org)
- Seth Adam Smith (“He Will Ease the Burdens on Your Soul,” Mormon.org)
- Sheina (“Sheina’s Story,” video, LDS Media Library)
- Skaidrīte Bokuma (“Skaidrīte Bokuma: Kurzeme Region, Latvia,” Portraits of Faith, LDS.org)
Church and Community Resources
(Some of the resources listed below are not created, maintained, or controlled by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While these materials are intended to serve as additional resources, the Church does not endorse any content that is not in keeping with its doctrines and teachings.)
- “The Infinite Power of Hope,” President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2008, 21–24
- “The Master Healer,” Carole M. Stephens, Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2016
- “For Suicide Attempt Survivors,” Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
- “I’m Still Here” (video), We R Native
- “Voices of Hope,” American Foundation for Suicide Prevention