Being Charitable

The charity I would choose to donate one million dollars if I was chosen to receive the money would be the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Their main goal is to save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide. They hope to achieve this goal by funding scientific research and promote policies and legislation that impact suicide and prevention. They also want to inform the public about mood disorders and suicide prevention.

This charity hits home for me because depression one of the main causes of suicide runs in my family. Depression is something that my mom has been diagnosed with and so have I. One of my brothers hasn't been diagnosed with it but has said he has symptoms of depression. No one in my family has committed suicide but depression is so closely linked that I wouldn't want anyone in my family to do that act and would want to donate to help others and help prevent more people from committing suicide.

While no one in my family has ever committed suicide I have a couple friends who have said they have thought about committing suicide. I also have some of those friends who have tried to actually end heir own life. But I'm very lucky to say that either I or someone else has stopped them from finishing the act or talked them out of doing it. Suicide and depression hit home for me and if i was lucky enough to receive this million dollars i would donate it to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention so they could help others.