suicide prevention Tag

5.10 207 copyJenny recently happened upon a blog post by Rob Myers titled "There's a Way to Stop Mass Shootings, and You Won't Like It,"  and she immediately shared it with me.  What Rob asserts in the post is revolutionary and instantly makes so much sense.  He suggests that the way to stop mass shootings is to “Notice those around you who seem isolated, and engage them.” Myers continues, "If every one of us did this we’d have a culture that was deeply committed to ensuring no one was left lonely. And make no mistake, as I’ve written before loneliness is what causes these shooters to lash out. People with solid connections to other people don’t indiscriminately fire guns at strangers."