National Suicide Prevention Awareness Week
St. Cloud, MN–The St. Cloud VA Medical Center is sponsoring a presentation by suicide attempt survivor Kevin Hines as part of National Suicide Prevention Awareness Week. Mr. Hines will address the community at the St. Cloud Public Library – Mississippi Room on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. The public is invited, seating opens at 12:30 p.m.
A powerful and intimate presenter, Kevin Hines has been featured in the film The Bridge, on Larry King Live, 20/20, Anderson Cooper 360, Good Morning America, and many more national and international print, radio, film, and television media outlets. He is in the progress of writing his Autobiography-“Chronicles of A Psychotic Mind.”
Kevin will share his first hand experience with suicidal thoughts and his eventual attempt to die by jumping off of the Golden Gate Bridge. He is one of 29 to have survived. Kevin gives a firsthand account of how he found mental wellness, by executing a very strict routine of cognitive behavioral therapy, intake of prescribed medication, rigorous cardiovascular exercises, timed sleeping habits, which equates to a proper circadian rhythm, educating himself as to the latest news and treatment of his diagnosis, and he completes many other steps which he speaks openly about to achieve total wellness.
ST. CLOUD VA MEDICAL CENTER ANNOUNCES PRESENTATION BY KEVIN HINES, GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE SUICIDE ATTEMPT SURVIVOR
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