We Did It!
Dear Friends and Family,
I want to thank each and every one of you that helped support the campaign against GMC.
Our actions have helped raise awareness about depression, the number one cause of suicide!
I have had e-mails from NAMI, (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill )
*GM’s decision is a victory for all of the mental health [...]
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Reaches Agreement with General Motors
Earlier this week the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention asked General Motors to pull an advertisement and cease any further promotion and marketing of an ad, which featured a GM factory robot who gets laid off, becomes depressed and then makes a suicide attempt.
This morning our Foundation had several constructive conversations with GM Executives, and [...]
Dear Carol, (GM SuperBowl Ad)
Dear Carol:
While I did not see this commercial, it sounds completely inappropriate. Thank you for bringing it to my attention, as you pointed out depression and suicide are very serious problems in this country and not something to make fun of. I just e-mailed GMC.
Thank-you for making a difference, Keith is touching lives even though [...]
Dear Heidi (GM Superbowl Ad)
Dear Heidi,
I am a survivor of suicide. My son Keith took his own life on March 29, 1999 at that time I knew nothing about depression the number one cause of suicide.
I have been trying to help stop the stigma that accompanies the word suicide. Depression is the leading cause of suicide. A depressed person [...]
AFSP Speaks out about GM SuperBowl Ad
Since the airing of a General Motors advertisement during last Sunday’s Super Bowl, which featured a GM factory robot who gets laid off, becomes depressed and then attempts suicide, our Foundation has been inundated with calls and emails about the offensive nature of the ad.
Our position is that this ad is insensitive to people who [...]
Honoring a Child Who Died by Suicide
HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART
Honoring a Child Who Died by Suicide
Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley
With guest: Carol Loehr
October 6, 2005
G: Hello. I’m Dr. Gloria Horsley, and welcome to Healing the Grieving Heart. Our show today is Honoring a Child Who Died by Suicide. I am pleased to say that our show, along [...]
