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Congratulations to Kevin’s Song founders Gail Urso and John Urso for being named Special Honorees by NAMI Michigan! Your tireless dedication to suicide prevention is an inspiration every day! You remind us all of the importance of coming together as a community to spread awareness, hope and healing. Thank you NAMI Michigan for this recognition of the Ursos’ efforts and commitment to saving lives!

NAMI Michigan Honors - Special Honorees John and Gail Urso. NAMI Michigan is proud to recognize John and Gail Urso for their incredible work as mental health advocates. John and Gail Urso are founders of Kevin's Song, a nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing mental illness and suicide. Their journey began in March 2013, when their son Kevin Urso died by suicide at the age of 41. Kevin's Song was established to create a collaborative space in the Metropolitan Detroit area where individuals, groups, and organizations focused on mental health and suicide prevention could share information and ideas with professionals, the public, and the media.

 


 

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Please Listen… Students Talk About Mental Health and Suicide Awareness

Rates of suicide continue to rise across the demographic spectrum and certainly among school-age youth. For years, suicide and mental health issues were subjects to be avoided, hidden behind a veil of stigma or fear. Now, hopefully we know differently. But in our conversations, are we really hearing what students have to say about anxiety, depression, mental health or the pain their friends and peers are feeling. What do they want from teachers, parents and the others in their lives?

As part of the national Well Beings Tour, Detroit Public TV is teaming with Kevin’s Song and other local organizations to create a virtual conversation addressing their vital, often life-saving issues. We will listen to a diverse group of students who will talk about their lives, their feelings and their concerns. And we will respond.


Book of The Month

 

LGBTQ+ Mental Health and Advocacy Guide

By Alex Harper

 

LGBTQ+ Mental Health and Advocacy Guide by Alex Harper - Practical strategies, inspiring stories, and guided support to overcome challenges and build inclusive lives

Looking for LGBTQ+ Support and Community? Find Out How to Connect and Thrive

Feeling isolated, struggling with your identity, or exhausted from navigating systems that don’t affirm your LGBTQ+ experience? You’re not alone. Every day, countless LGBTQ+ individuals face these same hurdles, caught between societal norms and their unique identities. This transformative guide provides the tools, insights, and strategies to overcome these challenges, embrace your true self, and advocate for inclusive policies.

Inside, you’ll discover:

  • Navigating complex systems such as healthcare, education, and legal environments with tips to help you get the support you deserve.
  • Coping with mental health challenges using effective, proven strategies designed specifically for the LGBTQ+ community.
  • Building resilience and self-confidence to handle rejection, discrimination, and other obstacles.
  • Advocacy fundamentals to empower you to stand up for LGBTQ+ rights and drive meaningful policy changes.
  • Creating inclusive environments in your everyday life, from workplaces to social settings, to foster a sense of belonging.
  • Embracing intersectionality and understanding how different aspects of identity intersect to shape your experiences.
  • Connecting with supportive communities both online and offline, ensuring you have a strong network to lean on.

Whether you’re working on self-acceptance, navigating mental health challenges, or looking to become a more active advocate, this guide is your essential resource.

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Kevin's Song Newsletters

Our Newsletter is published and emailed monthly to our growing list of sponsors, supporters and friends. If you’d like to be added to our email list, contact gail@kevinssong.org. If we hope to achieve our vision of “a world without suicide” we need you with us.

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Resources for Ideas and Inspiration:

“We Need to Talk” is a 30-minute film produced by Kevin’s Song and funded by the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and the Klingler Family Foundation. The film documents effective suicide prevention initiatives being used in schools and communities. Profiled in this video are the Prepare-U curriculum at West Bloomfield High School, The  U-Matter teen program developed by Rabbi Yarden Blumstein for Friendship Circle, the University of Michigan’s Peer-To-Peer school outreach program and The SHED, an after-school facility for youth recently opened by Dennis Liegghio, founder of Know Resolve.

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“Saving Lives, Preventing Youth Suicide”

 

 

Conceived by Kevin’s Song and sponsored by the Children’s Foundation, this 3-part series was produced in partnership with Detroit Public Television. Hosted by prominent Michigan journalist, Cynthia Canty each 60-minute program includes interviews with mental health professionals, educators and community leaders and covers topics ranging from the impact of social media on youth to building resilience to successful intervention strategies.

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Videos


“Singing Kevin’s Song” Interviews with a high school counsellor, a former collegiate athlete, a researcher, and the parents of a high school student lost to suicide reveal their personal and painful insights into dealing with the suicide epidemic. Produced by James McGovern. (28 minutes)

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“Death is Not the Answer”. Award winning producer-director Keith Famie tackles the tough issues of understanding depression and mental illness. (58 minutes).

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“The S Word”. The stigma that so often prevents honest discussion, and often times death, is the subject of this compelling documentary by Lisa Klein. (98 minutes)

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Podcasts



“Life After Suicide”- Dr. Jennifer Ashton. Dr. Jennifer Ashton, ABC News’ Chief Medical Correspondent, draws from her own tragic experience to explore the aftermath of suicide and sudden loss, and, like her new book “Life After Suicide,” the podcast offers a six-part roadmap for survivors.

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