Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. In honor of this day, EEW Magazine Online is highlighting a woman named Kelechi Ubozoh, a suicide survivor turned prevention advocate, who personally knows the internal struggles of the estimated 1.4 million people that attempt suicide every year.

Many of us have heard the statistic that more than 19 million Americans each year struggle with depression. But, for some reason, plenty of folks believe that individuals within the faith community are excluded.

GRAMMY® Award-winning Contemporary Christian singer, Mandisa Hundley, who has battled depression, responded to the sad news of designer Kate Spade’s suicide Tuesday. She shares her own experience and tells others battling depression, “You are not alone.”