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I’m Angelica, one of the co-creators of the “I’m Still Here” suicide prevention campaign! Last September, I wanted to create a video featuring my dear friend Jade who is a suicide survivor. We are both mental health advocates and strive to be open about our stories to spark hope in others. After some thought, we decided to expand the project and interview multiple surivivors. This turned into something beautiful and raw… We had volunteers coming to us, willing to tell their stories, some for the first time! We had close friends, old friends, and even people we hadn't met before. It was incredible to see these surviviors open themselves up to this project for the sake of inspiring others. The original video featuresa series of those intimate interviews from suicide survivors. It shows the ugly side of mental illness that breaks you down. It shows the hopeful side to mental illness that it can get better. We got messages after the release about how the video had saved some lives and couldn't be more thankful for that. We hope this campaign does the same for others. You can see the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o58JYtCDWcI