"Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24. Watch as Kathleen Gilligan, a mother who lost her son to suicide, and Dr. Molly Adrian share their tips for recognizing warning signs and preventing suicide in children and teens."—Seattle Children's
suicide prevention resources
Saddened by another suicide in the news today (author and TV food personality Anthony Bourdain, just three days after designer Kate Spade), I want to share some of the suicide prevention resources listed on our website. If you are having thoughts of suicide, you can reach someone 24 hours a day at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-8255, or click here for their online chat. There are hundreds more organizations working to reduce the alarming number of suicides, and other helpful resources, including people writing about their own experiences. On our list, we've included descriptions and links to the best resources we know of. From our home page, click on the photo of Rader on the bench to see the resources page.
about our logo
One of the things we enjoy most as a family, going back to when the kids were really little, is playing Super Mario Bros. Nintendo games. We started with Super Mario Galaxy on the Wii, and from there, Rader found a way to play nearly every Mario game from every era, on the Wii and Wii U, Nintendo DS and 3DS, and computer. For most of his life, Rader's daily wardrobe consisted of Mario t-shirts with basketball shorts. When it was time to come up with a logo for the foundation, Susan's thoughts immediately turned to Mario. So the four-square logo you see is a section of pixelated 8-bit Mario, taken from right over Mario's heart.
website reveal!
The Rader Ward Foundation is excited today to reveal our website! We offer scholarship support for nontraditional education, suicide prevention resources, and more.
