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On Sept. 9, more than 75 Nebraska Medicine and UNMC colleagues participated in the Out of the Darkness Walk, an event aimed at raising awareness of the warning signs of suicide and support those who have lost someone they love. <\/p>\n

One of the organizers of the team, Callie Leahy, care transitions nurse, lost her friend and Nebraska Medicine nurse Amanda Stotts to suicide on Oct. 15, 2015. <\/p>\n

“Amanda struggled with depression for years,” Leahy said. “She also struggled with being compliant with her medication. She did not want the medication to control her.”<\/p>\n

Leahy said she knew Stotts was struggling, but was reassured by her promise that she would never hurt herself.<\/p>\n

“She couldn’t find her way out of a black hole,” Leahy said. “I didn’t know how to help her. I felt so ill equipped. It’s such an awful feeling to watch someone struggle and not know how to help.” <\/p>\n

Stotts’ death inspired Leahy to organize the med center’s first-ever team in last year’s Out of the Darkness Walk.<\/p>\n

UNMC has programs in place to help its faculty, staff and students when things become overwhelming. Click here for more information or for help if you are feeling overwhelmed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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