COLUMBUS, Miss. – It costs nothing to be kind, and it may even save a life.

September is National Suicide Prevention Month.

When life becomes overwhelming, it can sometimes feel as if all hope is lost.

This month, agencies across the country are spreading awareness and educating the public on how to help prevent death by suicide.

“It is a major health crisis, and we have to treat it like a major health crisis,” said Veronica Harrison, MS LPC-S.

Veronica Harrison is the Lowndes County Administrator for Community Counseling Services.

If you’re with a person who is struggling, she said, one of the first things you can do is listen.

“Sometimes they just need you to hear them, without judging them, without telling them how you would do it, or how they should do it. Just hear them and let

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