A nonprofit dedicated to teen suicide prevention is spreading awareness about mental health and giving teenagers a creative outlet.

"Robbie's Hope" was started by Kari Eckert after her son died by suicide in 2018. She said she and her husband had no idea their 15-year-old son was struggling.

"Robbie's friends didn't have an idea, his teachers, his coaches. He seemed to be thriving. He was a good student. He was well-liked," Eckert, the organization's executive director, said.

Eckert said they wanted to take action – which meant listening to teens and Robbie's friends.

"We wanted to know what they were talking about and what they wanted to do about this issue," she said. "They knew other kids were struggling and that they knew kids were only talking about it amongst themselves – that t

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