@Former-MemberI am glad you are still on the forums too. I was sad when I read you wanted to stop posting.  I never did get to read the fb post, so have no idea what triggered our turtle @Phoenix_Rising.  It means a lot for me to have good people to relate to about all sorts of things, work, life and mental illness. I am a teacher too, who is in a current Learning Experiences vollie position.

It matters a lot to me that you cared about your student ... sadly enough to be traumatised.  How can I say that .. please do not take it the wrong.  It helps me to know that there are genuine people in the school system and in other systems. way.:  I wrote and had phone and letter contact with one of my sister's old high school teachers.  I know she was kind and cared and even visited her in hospital a few years after my sister graduated.  I also had a weird connection with an old teacher who cared about me, but as I was overwhelmed with deaths and being a mum she became overwhelmed with Multiple schlerosis.  She ended up living a few doors away from me. Somethings are just too hard.

I have not had too many connections with others who have worked hard to try and stop suicides.  @Owlunar is one of the special people who have also worked in this area. I always respect genuine workers in the field.