TRIGGER WARNING re: suicide ideation. I am no expert on suicide ideation, attempts so many of us have made & the various reasons so many of us struggle with it. Struggled with it my entire life & made attempts. 10 weeks ago I called the suicide hotline. But I will share this...

The reasons we struggle are varied and valid. I have white settler & Native American blood in me as well as other contributors to this war inside of me. So much inherited, learned, & so little understanding or space for it. But something clicked in the last several months...

Again- I am sharing my experience and not prescribing anything. Please reach out to a professional if you’re struggling with these issues.

When I began my journey into abolition practice & transformative justice I didn’t know how it would impact me. What I’m noticing is this..

Abolition practice & tranformative justice are worth looking into,researching & authentically implementing into our lives.They open me to dream up a future where we hold systems accountable & healing of individuals as paramount to equity & liberation. They invite me want to live.

Again-not an expert in suicide ideation/attempts.I imagine the solutions for healing these very real struggles are varied,nuanced & sometimes not possible.But I did want to share what I’ve noticed in the imagining of a world guided by abolition practice & transformative justice.

Abolition practice & tranformative Justice invite me to want to live.I’m noticing the more I learn about the various wars inside of me, and lean into the pods I have built trust with who hold me accountable in authentically caring loving ways-not punitive,the more I want to live.

In the US:

Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741741 from anywhere in the USA, at any time, for any type of crisis: http://www.crisistextline.org/ 

National">https://www.crisistextline.org/">... Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 http://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 

The">https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/">... Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386 http://www.thetrevorproject.org/ ">https://www.thetrevorproject.org/">...

Outside the US:

The International Association for Suicide Prevention lists a number of suicide hotlines by country. Click here to find them.

Befrienders Worldwide: https://www.befrienders.org/need-to-talk ">https://www.befrienders.org/need-to-t...

*abolition practice and TRANSFORMATIVE justice.

IMPORTANT ADDITION: Translifeline is a crisis hotline run exclusively by transgender folx who answer the calls and they do not engage law enforcement/ active rescue, unless explicitly asked by the caller
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