Holiday Suicide Prevention with Lindsey Doolittle of SASS

Lindsey Doolittle is an elementary art teacher, author, mental health advocate, and a suicide prevention activist in Kansas City. On April 22nd, 2015 her husband, Brett, ended his life by suicide and her life changed forever. It became her goal to turn this devastating tragedy into something good, open, and honest

SASS (Suicide Awareness Survivor Support) believes the public must be educated about suicide.

We sincerely feel that “Suicide is everyone’s business.” With this in mind, SASS has five steps that we’re taking to make sure that “Suicide is everyone’s business.” Those steps are:

  • Education
  • Public awareness
  • Networking with healthcare agencies
  • Uniting survivors; and
  • Providing information to area support groups.

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