‘I got my life back’: Syracuse’s innovative way of battling suicide makes a difference
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Jared Van Ramshorst plays with his dog, Ben. He was on the verge of suicide while attending Syracuse University as a doctoral student.
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Syracuse, N.Y. Jared Van Ramshorst used to think every day about killing himself.
The 31-year-old college professor, who earned a doctorate in geography from Syracuse University last year, considered suicide a “convenient option” for dealing with his chronic depression and anxiety.
“If things got too bad, I had an escape plan I knew would work,” he says.