25/04/2026
⚠️Trigger Warning ⚠️
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Katie Meyer, a 22-year-old college soccer star and senior at Stanford University, died by su***de on 3/1/22. Katie was the team captain and goal keeper and helped the university claim its third NCAA women’s soccer title in 2019.
Her friends describe her as a “larger-than-life team player in all her pursuits.” She was an elite athlete, always had a smile on her face, was surrounded by friends, was on the honor roll at Stanford and struggled in silence behind it all.
We MUST take stories like Katie’s and do something, we MUST end the silence of su***de, we MUST open our eyes, have the difficult conversations, stop dismissing the “red flags” and calling it a “phase,” we MUST provide kids with awareness and prevention programs so they know that they’re not alone, there’s always someone to help and that what they’re feeling will get better! Don’t EVER assume this can’t happen to your child, don’t EVER assume that a “smile” means your kid is “fine,” don’t EVER assume that your talented child would never consider su***de, don’t EVER assume this only happens to “troubled” kids and don’t EVER assume that the kids who are talented, high achievers and winning all the awards are immune to mental illness and su***de because su***de does NOT discriminate!
PLEASE listen to your kids, pay attention to their struggles, notice their behaviors, their emotions, stop rationalizing what you’re seeing and seek support. Let the people in your life know that they matter! “People who die by su***de don’t want to end their life, they want to end their pain.”-Unknown 💔
~Millie ❤️
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If you need urgent medical help please contact one of the following;
Lifeline Australia: 13 11 14
Mental Health Helpline Canada
Ph: 1 866 531 2600
Lifeline New Zealand
Ph: 09 5222 999 ( Within Auckland)
0800 543 354 (Outside of Auckland)
National Su***de Prevention Lifeline America
Ph: 1-800-273-8255