Student Recognized for Suicide Prevention Work
Madison Simpkins was recognized for her efforts to prevent suicide after she lost a friend.
Stow-Munroe Falls High School senior Madison Simpkins knows what it's like to lose someone close to suicide and now she's working to prevent others from experiencing the same thing. Simpkins, of Munroe Falls, was recognized as a top 10 winner of the Searching for Teen Leaders award for Project Love's Searching for Teen Leaders program. She lost a close friend and classmate to suicide in 2009. "I know what it feels like to be in a dark place without any hope, so if I can reach out to others who feel the same way, I can remind them that they are not alone," she said. "I am living proof that depression is treatable and suicide is preventable." She was honored in Cleveland last month during A Celebration of Outstanding Teen Leadership. …
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