Detroit Police Department – Sonique Louise Foundation

🗣 CHECK ON YOUR PEOPLE! Suicidal ideation is REAL. I’m not speaking as a mental health advocate right now, I’m speaking as a person who attempted suicide in 2018. 🥹

“A woman was saved Saturday afternoon after climbing onto the I-96 overpass and moving toward the middle of the freeway.

A Detroit police Sgt. quickly reached her and grabbed her through the fence. Officers kept talking with her until Detroit Fire Department crews arrived with a ladder truck. Firefighters were then able to bring her down safely. The woman was experiencing a mental health crisis at the time.

If you or a loved one is in distress, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, or text 741-741. Support is free, confidential, and available 24/7 for civilians and veterans. Locally, you can also call the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) Helpline at 800-241-4949. (They come to you.)”

📌Credit: Metro Detroit News

Detroit Police Department

Hearing the devastating news that you were taken back in 2019 was heartbreaking. Not in the line of duty, not that that would have provided any solace. But from domestic abuse at the hands of a cold and calculated abuser. May he reap what he sowed.

I pray my advocacy and activism for domestic violence awareness creates a safety net of hope and freedom for the most vulnerable.

May your memory continue to inspire and bless us all.

Elaine, I love you. Always will. 💜