antidote health:
antidote calls are centered in consent and harm reduction, opposed to carceral "care," and averse to clinical pathologization. participants are encouraged to share accessibility needs, join and leave openly, and participate as desired (mic and camera optional). these calls provide space wo "trigger warnings." joining requires self-awareness, consent, and capacity. guidelines and values that are upheld: click here.
(antidote zoom meetings are set to end to end encryption)
upcoming:
date
time (central time US): open forum /community building call
the antidote open forum call welcomes everyone to talk about mental health. this call is open to people w lived/living experience, lo
saturday:
10am-11:00am (central time US): open forum /community building call
the antidote open forum call welcomes everyone to talk about mental health. this call is open to people w lived/living experience, loved ones, clinicians, students, reporters, etc. this call is also used for community building and conflict resolution.
national empowerment center:
https://power2u.org/crisis-alternatives/
directory of peer respites (short term stay):
https://power2u.org/directory-of-peer-respites/
directory of peer warmlines:
https://power2u.org/peer-run-warmlines-resources/
wildflower alliance:
https://wildfloweralliance.org/
peer warmline:
phone number: (888) 407-4515
monday - thursday 7pm-9pm (eastern time US)
friday - sunday 7pm-10pm (eastern time US)
alternatives to suicide calendar: https://wildfloweralliance.org/alternatives-to-suicide/
discord server (24/7): https://wildfloweralliance.org/discord/
the yarrow collective:
https://www.yarrowcollective.org/
online calendar: https://www.yarrowcollective.org/online-calendar
kiva centers:
peer warmline:
phone number: (508) 688-5898
monday – friday, 8pm–12:00 midnight (eastern time US)
online calendar: https://kivacenters.org/online-peer-support/
sarah broas:
online calendar: https://sarahbroas.com/peer-support-offerings/
living with suicide:
across the spectrum of mental health needs (crisis to maintenance), communities of people with shared mutual experience can provide profound, flexible, and consistent support centered in consent and harm reduction. health is rooted in community. healing requires suffering. it hurts. i find healing in reflection of shared suffering and support in community.
suicide is more than a 5-10 minute crisis to survive. its a consciousness i gained after touching death during abuse. for me, suicide doesn't go away. denying it is denying reality. after my experience of abuse, i understand the harm denial does to my health.
my current experience of suicide is i do anything thats not suicide, moment to moment, using time through days. i live in and manage fluid intensities of suicide. i find stability, limitlessness, beauty, and wonder in suicide. many seemingly opposing truths can exist simultaneously.
i did not choose to live w suicide.
i will not choose to live in harm and through perpetual suffering.
i find health and support for living with suicide in the communities below.
there are alternatives to suicide calls happening every day. accomodations to meet accessiblity needs are available. community can provide support beyond healing that include validation, resonance, understanding, housing, employment, education, and access to systems and services.
suicide resources:
click here for info on talking about suicide
click here for my emergency plan framework
click here for tools i use to live w suicide
click here to SUBMIT additional support resources
click here to REQUEST additional support resources
in support of people living w suicide, please consider offering support to the independent organizations listed. more info is included on each website.
*antidote is centered in consent and harm reduction and does not support calling 911 for someone living with suicide bc of the harm i've suffered at the hands of law enforcement/911, involuntary psychiatric hospitalization, clinical care, and to my permanent public record. please understand next steps specific to geography if emergency services are contacted on behalf of someone living w suicide.
988 is connected to 911 geolocation through georouting.
matthew 11:
28 “come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.