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My dad Tom killed himself on the 31st of January 2004 aged 34. I only met him once when i was 13yo in 1998. He had one other daughter too, SHAE, who is only 6yo today and will neva know her dad either. It hurts me over and over and over... i love him so much and i want him back. I know his pain because i have been to the bottom of every bottle too. The one thing that has kept me from killing myself is knowing the pain your loved ones go through for the rest of there lives. To the world you may be nothing, but too your loved ones you are the WORLD.

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My dad Tom killed himself on the 31st of January 2004 aged 34. I only met him once when i was 13yo in 1998. He had one other daughter too, SHAE, who is only 6yo today and will neva know her dad either. It hurts me over and over and over... i love him so much and i want him back. I know his pain because i have been to the bottom of every bottle too. The one thing that has kept me from killing myself is knowing the pain your loved ones go through for the rest of there lives. To the world you may be nothing, but too your loved ones you are WORLD.

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In Dec 99 I was advised my 18 year old son (to a previous marriage) had taken his own life back in July 1999. Although we had limited contact over the previous 5 years, my extended family were devastated at the loss of someone so young and supposedly full of life. We still think of him with sadness, especially that we were never told of his illness. Oh, to be able to go back over the years and take the time to be with him, maybe we could have made a difference? My 2 young daughters (12 & 9) often comment about how sad they feel about never getting to meet Michael, but I ensure we speak of him often to ensure they know how much of a loving full filled son and brother he was. It is with sadness that we reach July each year and something like today also brings home the issue with suicide, not only of Michael, but of all the other families that have lost loved ones. I fully support this worthwhile cause and do all in my power to ensure others know of the larger issue of youth suicide. Keep up the good work of keeping this issue present and not hiding it away for only the families to share the sorrow. Ian

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Thank you for helping to make my awareness on the subject of suicide...real. My deepest condolences to all whom have suffered, and may this site and the Organisation of Whitewreath, assist in bringing about peace of mind.

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i found my kid brother at 5.55am on the 6 of march 2001 he shot himself Jason was only 21. some people say you can see the signs and some people thing theres little green men on mars too! Jason was just like every other 21 year old bloke he loved his car HQ Holden,his job and his girl friends more than 1.We did every thing together.

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my daughter lost her best friend to suicide one month ago she was only 15.

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Hi, My name is Shell. I have been suffering from severe depression for about 18 months or so. I have thort about suicide on a number of occasions. I have been admitted to hospital as well because of this. I am still struggling each day. Some days are good and other days are extremely difficult to get through. I have also had two cousins who have killed themselves because of depression. I have tried so many medications and still have not found the right one. I have also lost hope in the public health system. I would like to hear from other people if possible. Shell