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About Six Feet Over
Mental health and suicide impact every demographic, every race, every culture, every socioeconomic group, everyone. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to get the facts and support around these issues, and that it is our responsibility to bring the opportunity to the people, not expect them to come to us.
Six Feet Over is passionate about suicide prevention as well as helping families and communities after a loss to suicide. As the only non profit in the US providing financial and emotional support to recent loss survivors, we also offer a concierge resource service which connects families to other needs they now have that are outside the services of Six Feet Over.
Where Does the Donation Go?
These funds will help us continue our mission of helping families after a loss to suicide with financial assistance for the costs associated with loss, resources to help them move forward and heal, as well as continuing to support all of Michigan with their questions, resource requests, and open ears ready to listen.
Why Do We Do This?
Suicide loss is an extremely traumatic experience and exposure to suicide loss is a risk factor for suicide. Alongside the exposure risk factor, many of the stressors that could also contribute to someone feeling suicidal come with the unexpected loss and feelings associated with suicide loss. These include financial concerns, community connection, access to grief or general counseling, emotional support and many others.
What is Suck It! Suicide?
Suck It! Suicide is the outreach program of Six Feet Over, which also does the bulk of the fundraising for Six Feet Over through merchandise sales and in person donations. Suck It! Suicide (SIS) specializes in community outreach, doing so in unconventional ways and places.
We believe that all communities need something they can identify with, find cool, and be comfortable approaching, Suck It! Suicide works because it didn't appear or present as a conventional mental health and suicide prevention non profit. Over time, we have found that folks from all walks of lives identify with SIS and its culture, and we will love them all!
We see mental health and suicide prevention as something you CAN ask questions about, you CAN admit to dealing with, and you should be able to do so without judgment from others or fear of being labeled dangerous, 'crazy', unlovable, a burden, ignorant, or weird. SIS takes pride in supporting every person who needs it, no matter what they look like, what they believe, who they love, or how they identify. We also believe that laughter heals, and we make sure our outreach table is filled with laughs along with the hugs and occasional tears.
SIS is real people, giving real space, real time, real love and real knowledge to other very real people, while having a great time, selling merch and raising money to help people in need.