Kevin Hines is one of only 36 people to survive a suicide attempt by leaping off the Golden Gate Bridge. In the past 17 years, he has now become an advocate for those with mental illness. He talked with me about managing his bipolar disorder, how to ask for help, and his work preventing veteran suicides. Plus, Joel reads Listener Dark Places.
In this episode, Kevin talked about these resources:
SAVE.org
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 (+1 for active duty military and veterans)
Crisis Text Line: Text CNQR to 741741
The Movember Foundation - "Unmute - Ask Him": https://us.movember.com/news/11507/
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