After experiencing rape in the military, Brian Lewis struggled with suicide. Don’t let the mask fool you.
Suicide
How to Support a Loved One Who Is Dealing with Depression
What to do—and what not to do—to be supportive, and when to get more help—for your depressed loved one and for yourself.
7 Types of Self-Care to Help Prevent and Heal Depression
Depression shouldn’t be a terminal illness. How to tell if your depression is serious, and when to seek care.
When Teen Boys Lose Hope
Hopeless and angry young males can do desperate things. How mentors can stand by in their times of crisis.
Death Wish
Risky behavior in adolescent males ranges from self improvement to suicidal, but the reward is the same.
Adolescent Humiliation
Andy Bodle fights and flees the pecking order.
First Crush
When Andy Bodle’s first feelings of love were not returned in kind, he succumbed to desperation.
The Next Life [Book Excerpt: 100 Tricks Every Boy Can Do: How My Brother Disappeared]
My brother Bret started the next life at forty, when he departed from this world by suicide.
The Grief Performance: Football’s Concussions and Controversies
Ronald Metellus on concussions, Manti Te’o, and the complicity of fandom.
The Boiling Point of Aaron Swartz’s Suicide
Has Aaron Swartz’s death exposed state corruption?
Why Did Freddy E Do It? Black Men and Suicide
Why Black men are killing themselves, warning signs, and what to do if you’re worried about someone.
Preparation to Die
What does a psychologist do when despair leads to suicidal thoughts?
We Are Not Islands
When Ryan Bradley was suicidal, he thought he was alone. He was wrong.
How to Help Someone Who Is Feeling Suicidal
People who admit to having suicidal thoughts are saying, “I just want the pain to stop.”
Diary of a Gay Skinhead
Brotherhood means answering when your friend has the courage to ask. A excerpt from Pedro Serrano’s book, Pride—Diary of a Gay Skinhead, in the Men and Suicide series.
We Don’t Want to Play Anymore
David Olimpio wanted to be a spy when he grew up. Now he’s glad he left violent games in boyhood, and worries about the men who did not.