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How God Saved Me from Suicide

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Some of you recognize Lacey Sturm as the former lead singer for the alternative rock band Flyleaf and now as a solo artist. If you’re not familiar with her journey to new life in Christ, it’s an amazing story.

Lacey Sturm was just 10 years old when her three-year-old cousin was beaten to death by his stepfather. The tragedy rocked Lacey’s world so hard that she lost all assurance that God noticed or cared about her.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: suicide September 9, 2020 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

VIDEO: How can Parents Help Prevent Youth Suicide? Jim Daly Talks with CBN about the Mental Health Crisis in America

Jim Daly interview on CBN

Since Focus on the Family’s inception in 1977, the subject of the importance of mental health has been emphasized both on the radio broadcast and in various print publications. 

It was the English writer, C.S. Lewis, who once observed, “Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say ‘My tooth is aching’ than to say ‘My heart is broken.’” 

A report from the CDC last week revealed that more than 1 in 4 young adults have contemplated suicide in the last month. 

That’s a staggering and devastating indictment of the health of far too many young people. 

Suicide is every parent’s worst nightmare.  

If you have a child, what can you do to help prevent it?  

What signs should you be looking for? 

I’d like to invite you to watch an interview I did on Tuesday on CBN where we talked about these critically important issues. 

Topics: Family and Home Tags: suicide August 19, 2020 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Here’s How You Can Help to Save Teen Lives

A few years ago, Newsweek Magazine made a heartbreaking observation in the form of a paradoxical question. Speaking of El Paso County, Colorado, home of Focus on the Family and over a hundred other Christian ministries, they asked:  

How is it possible that one of the top five places to live in the country also suffers from one of the worst teen suicide rates? 

According to the most recent information, 49 youth under the age of 18 died by suicide between 2014 – 2017 in El Paso County. 

Topics: Current Events Tags: faith, kids, parenting, suicide December 12, 2018 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

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Jim-Daly Jim Daly is a husband, father and President of Focus on the Family and host of its National Radio Hall of Fame broadcast. His blog, Daly Focus, is full of timely commentary and wisdom designed to help you navigate and understand today’s culture. His latest book is Marriage Done Right.

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