Depression can lead to suicidal thoughts. There is help available through a variety of resources. Getty Images

EDITOR'S NOTE: This column discusses suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline.org.

We have changed the way we talk about suicide.

We no longer say “committed suicide.” That’s assigning blame to someone who is so helpless and hopeless they can see no other way out. Rather, we say a person “died by suicide.”

Bringing awareness to suicide, the resources that are available and how to help someone with suicidal ideation are the focus of National Suicide Prevention Month each September, sponsored by organizations such as the American Founda

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