How to Handle a Friend’s Tears

Originally published on Maria Shriver.com on February 26, 2015 By Mary Cail.   I ran into a friend recently. We hadn’t seen each other in a while, so we were going through the rituals of reconnecting. We hugged; we exchanged the usual volley of questions: How’s everything? What have you…

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People are not meant to live in plastic bags

People are not meant to live in plastic bags. I am certain of this. At the beginning of this video, I felt so much anger and sadness for this little boy. My heart aches at the numbness that is instilled in some people in regards to people in need. The…

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Facebook Adds New Feature For Suicide Prevention

Originally published on Huffington Post on February 25, 2015 By Alexis Kleinman. Starting on Wednesday, Facebook is rolling out a new feature for suicide prevention. The social media site is partnering with Now Matters Now, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Save.org and Forefront: Innovations in Suicide Prevention, a nonprofit operating…

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Rotimi from Lost in America needs our help

  Hello Everyone, it’s Rotimi. As many of you know I’m directing the documentary Lost in America to save homeless youth across the country. It’s based on my time homeless as a youth, but has moved so much further. We are almost finished, and are doing one last campaign and…

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