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Every Name Matters is a StrongSteps suicide-prevention and remembrance initiative created to honor people lost to suicide, support those who carry their memory, and encourage meaningful conversations about mental health and prevention.
Behind every name is a person, a family, a friendship, and a community.
Every Name Matters was created to remember people as more than the way they died.
The initiative honors their lives while helping communities talk more openly and responsibly about suicide prevention, grief, support, and hope.
Every Name Matters is a community-based remembrance and suicide-prevention awareness initiative.
It connects memorial name submissions and remembrance stories with education and community support.
The Every Name Matters shirt is a wearable memorial and suicide-prevention awareness project.
Each shirt may include the names of people being remembered through the campaign.
Together, we remember those we've lost, support those left behind, and carry hope forward.
Every Name Matters
StrongSteps announces that memorial name submissions are being accepted.
Families, friends, and community members complete the name-submission form.
StrongSteps reviews names for spelling, permission, and completeness.
Community members may order the Every Name Matters shirt during the campaign period.
Every Name Matters connects remembrance with education, community support, and prevention resources.
Relationships, memories, and the whole person come first.
Help-seeking, hope, and compassionate conversations.
Available resources and the complexity of suicide.
Stories never include graphic details or descriptions of suicide methods.
Family members, friends, and community members may submit names in accordance with the campaign's permission and submission guidelines.
StrongSteps clearly states whether name submission is free. Shirt purchases are separate from name submission.
Display-name options may include a full name, first name, first name with last initial, or another approved memorial format.
Removal may be possible before the submission and production deadlines. A name may not be removable after printing or public distribution has begun.
Help us carry their stories forward. Together, we can honor lives while building communities where people feel safer reaching out for support.
Stories for Hope is a remembrance and awareness initiative. It is not grief counseling, therapy, or crisis treatment.
Call or text 988 for immediate support.
Call 911.
