Stories about Caregiver
![Mary Meacham](https://www.datocms-assets.com/12810/1627673603-mary-002.jpg?ar64=MTY6OQ&fill=blur&fit=fill&fm=webp&w=768)
If I Knew Then What I Know Now: “Finding Hope” for Those Caring for Someone at Risk of Suicide
I was privileged to be involved in the pilot of one of AFSP’s newest programs, Finding Hope: Guidance for Supporting Those at Risk. The goal is to provide practical guidance to those caregivers who have suicidal thoughts and/or have survived a suicide attempt, whom we refer to as those with “lived experience.”
![Kimberly McKewon](https://www.datocms-assets.com/12810/1626990577-kim-mckewon-kimheadshotb.jpg?ar64=MTY6OQ&fill=blur&fit=fill&fm=webp&w=768)
Providing Tools and Understanding for People Caring for Those At Risk for Suicide: AFSP’s Finding Hope Program
I am more than my attempt and my illness. I have found a way to manage my depression thanks to the support of my husband, my family, my friends, and, of course, resources like AFSP’s important new education program, Finding Hope: Guidance for Supporting Those at Risk.
![Kathe standing beside her son with her arm around him.](https://www.datocms-assets.com/12810/1616094348-ty-kathe.jpg?ar64=MTY6OQ&fill=blur&fit=fill&fm=webp&w=768)
Can a Young Child Have Suicidal Thoughts?
Can a young child really have suicidal thoughts? This is a question I’m sometimes asked when I’m presenting educational programs in my role as the Virginia Area Director for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. It’s a question I would have been likely to ask, myself, years ago.