September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and Sept. 8 is recognized as 9-8-8 day. It is a day of action aimed at raising awareness about the 9-8-8 suicide and crisis lifeline.

Professionals at the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay tell us calls into that number are on the rise across Florida.

Nicole Gossett is a Tampa resident who is turning her personal tragedy into a mission to help others in need.

Suicide has impacted my life, unfortunately, in many ways, Gossett said.

She lost five people in her family to suicide. That includes her grandfather, brother, and her dad.

I have tough days, there will be a memory or a song that pops into my head and I start crying uncontrollably, Gossett said.

It is not easy to talk about, but she said she will fight through that discomfort in the hopes

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