Debt, Depression, and Suicide: There’s Help Out There

by Melanie

This blog post is part of the 4th Annual Suicide Prevention Awareness Month blog tour. If you are feeling suicidal, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text HOME to 741741.

I’ve been writing about the intersection of debt, depression, and suicide for five years. I’ve been organizing the Suicide Prevention Blog Tour for four years. This topic hits close to home as my maternal grandfather died by suicide and I’ve felt my own mental health fall into disarray because of debt.

For this September’s Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, I was lucky enough to write about this link in my article “Why We Can No Longer Ignore the Link Between Suicide and Debt” for Allure.

I’ve also worked on studies illustrating the link between money and mental health for my client Student Loan Planner. We found 1 in 15 borrowers surveyed have considered suicide because of debt and 90 percent feel anxiety due to their loans.

This is something we can’t ignore and must break the taboo. If you are struggling with debt, know that you are not a loan. You are not alone. Debt is not a death sentence. Below you’ll find resources for support.

https://www.maggiegermano.com/podcast/making-the-connection-between-money-and-mental-health/

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/biggerpockets-money-podcast-91-melanie-lockert

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Call 1-800-273-8255

Crisis Text Line — Text HOME to 741741

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 

Project Semicolon

CNQR

Open Path Collective — affordable therapy. You can also check your local college to see if their graduate program in counseling offers discounted sessions. 

Debtors Anonymous 

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5 comments

Rose October 2, 2019 - 10:22 am

I really appreciate your efforts for the energy and knowledge you used to write such a beautiful piece of content.

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Fred October 31, 2019 - 12:09 am

Funny how talking about money in this day and age is still kind of taboo and yet there is a direct correlation with debt and depression, so thank you for this.

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Melanie October 31, 2019 - 8:00 am

So important!

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Advance Financial November 5, 2019 - 11:03 pm

Nice Article

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Melanie November 6, 2019 - 10:40 am

Thanks!

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