Suicide: Surviving Crisis

Survivors of suicide attempts and family members hurt by loss tell their stories of the grim and growing problem in Sandusky and Ottawa counties. Hotlines get desperate calls for help every day and emergency responders emotionally deal with people who are threatening to take their own lives. In The News-Messenger's documentary by photojournalist Molly Corfman, suicide and mental health issues are explored through the eyes of the people who have survived it. Go in-depth with first responders who have become the caretakers of people in crisis from a mental illness. Explore the outcome of when someone calls the crisis hotline. Examine suicide from the stigma to the religious perspective.