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Fonda Bryant found herself contemplating her own life nearly 30 years ago. But a loved one stopped her.
Bryant dedicated his life to helping save lives in Charlotte. He spoke with Political Beat’s Joe Bruno about 12 stories in the sky, where some people have decided to take their own lives.
“They know that when they jump, that’s it. It’s not going back, not waking up and saying, oh my God, ‘I was wrong,'” Bryant said. “Once you get over that edge. That’s it.”
Bryant has advocated for many changes over the years and pushed for help signs in places like parking decks. A bill in the state House would allocate half a million dollars to parking garage operators and local governments to install suicide prevention signs. They would be placed in garages at least three stories high on each floor, in the elevator lobby and in the stairwell.
State lawmakers are calling the bill the Bryant Foundation Suicide Prevention Signage Act.
“Since we are in a state of mental health crisis in North Carolina and throughout the country, just seeing this sign and it says that you are not alone, and also helps to remove some of the stigma that more people will come. “, he said Rep. Carla Cunningham of North Charlotte about the bill.
>> In the video at the top of the page, watch Bruno’s full interview with Bryant.
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