Anyone over the age of 18 who identifies as having a personal lived experience of suicide, has cared for someone feeling suicidal or might have lost someone to suicide.

If you answer yes to any of these, we invite you to share your experience with outlive.

• Have you experienced thoughts of suicide or acted on them?
• Have you supported a loved one who has experienced such feelings or acted on them?
• Have you lost someone to suicide?

You can share your story as a blog, poetry, video, art, or as an audio file. You can even submit your story anonymously if that is your preference. We accept submissions in any language.

Talking openly about suicide can make a big difference in breaking the stigma around suicide and helo young people find the support they need. Your story can inspire other young people and let them know that they are not alone.

Stories are edited by Outlive staff for spelling, grammar, clarity, length, and to meet our editorial guidelines. We may suggest edits or changes to your submission based on the impact we want to create. The edited draft will be shared with you for your approval before publishing. Published stories are distributed through the Outlive website, and our communications channels (social media, press releases, newsletters).

You can email us at [email protected] and we will assist you in sharing your experience.

Information related to methods of self-harm or suicide will not be published. Our aim is to promote help-seeking and reduce stigma on suicide. Mention of anything that may trigger a reader will not be publishable.