10/09/2026
SU***DE PREVENTION MONTH: A month of Hope ๐๏ธ
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Hope doesnโt always feel like happiness. Sometimes, hope is simply choosing to see what tomorrow bringsโค๏ธโ๐ฉน
๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ ๐ข๐ก๐ง๐: ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐
โ๐๐๐ข๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ ๐ ๐?โ
Two words. Just two words. Yet sometimes, hold a space for stories left unspoken.
Weโre always reminded to check our friends, classmates, family, and the people around us. But amidst all the checking in, when was the last time you stopped and asked yourself the same thing? Have you also asked yourself,
โ๐๐๐ข๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ ๐ ๐?โ
๐๐๐ข๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ ๐ค?
September reminds us that su***de prevention is not only about recognizing warning signs โ it is also about creating a world where people feel safe to ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ , ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐ก๐ฅ, and ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐.
This ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต, letโs make โ๐ ๐๐ข๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐?โ more than just a greeting. Letโs ask with ๐๐๐ฃ๐ช๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐, ๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ, and remind the people around us that they are ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ, and ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฑ. โค๏ธโ๐ฉน
Letโs remember that caring for others also means making space to care for ourselves. Itโs okay to ๐ฅ๐๐ช๐จ๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก, and ๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ when things become too heavy to carry alone.
Check on your friends. Ask what theyโre doing. ๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
๐ฆ๐ผ, ๐ฝ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ธ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ฎโ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐? ๐ค
Written by Kierstine Joy M. Cutanda
Graphic Design by Blessy Farrah Ardiente
