When he was 19 years old, Kevin Hines threw himself off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Fransisco. Tormented by a variety of mental illnesses - in his own words - "haphazardly following his treatment plan - but really not" - he decided to end his own life. My conversation with Kevin Hines this morning, as our special series on mental health, "Don't Believe Everything You Think: Talking about Suicide, " continues on Northland Morning.
Kevin Hines is at work on a documentary project called Suicide: The Ripple Effect with John Gilbert.
Here are some additional links for more helpful information:
- Kevin's ten step plan outlined in his article "After My Suicide Attempt, I Made This Plan to Stay Alive and Well"
- http://www.bphope.com/
- Read more about Kevin's story here
- Look for help here:
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This is my entire conversation with Kevin Hines. In it, he talks about the sea lion that kept him afloat until he could be rescued by the Coast Guard, his need to change the conversation from one about his jump to one about recovery and some of the resources he uses daily in his struggle against the "brain pain" of mental illness. ~ lj
The Mental Health Week on KUMD was made possible in part by the Human Development Center, Miller-Dwan Foundation and the St. Luke’s Foundation.
