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2018 has been a year of challenges for so many—but with challenges comes growth.

You showed up at the voting polls, you protested for your rights and the rights of others, and you helped communities that were affected from horrific things like gun violence and fires. 

With everything you’ve done for others, we hope you made sure that your mental health was your top priority. Whenever possible, you need to put your well-being first. That’s why we are grateful for all of our mental health advocacy partners this year.

In the spirit of Giving Tuesday, consider donating either your time or resources to a charity that helps put mental health first—but only if you have the means to do so. We’ve rounded up a few of our advocacy partners here: 

Ditch the Label (@ditchthelabel) is one of the world’s largest anti-bullying charities working to create a world that is fair, equal, and free of all types of bullying.

It Gets Better (@itgetsbetterproject) creates a space to uplift, empower, and connect LGBTQ+ youth around the globe.

@ok2talk, created by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is a safe community for teens and young adults struggling with mental health conditions.

Born This Way (@bornthiswayfoundation) was founded by Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta. BTW is committed to supporting the wellness of young people while empowering them to build a better world.

Made of Millions (@wearemadeofmillions) is a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting the stigma around mental health.

1. We would miss you. 2. It’s not worth the regret. Either by yourself if you failed or just simply left scars, or the regret everyone else feels by not doing enough to help you. 3. It does get better. Believe it or not it will eventually get better. Sometimes you have to go through the storm to get to the rainbow. 4. There’s so much you would miss out on doing. 5. There is always a reason to live. It might not be clear right now, but it is always there. 6. So many people care, and it would hurt them if you hurt yourself. 7. You ARE worth it. Don’t let anyone, especially yourself, tell you otherwise. 8. You are amazing. 9. A time will come, once you’ve battled the toughest times of your life and are in ease once again, where you will be so glad that you decided to keep on living. You will emerge stronger from this all, and won’t regret your choice to carry on with life. Because things always get better. 10. What about all the things you’ve always wanted to do? What about the things you’ve planned, but never got around to doing? You can’t do them when you’re dead. 11. I love you. Even if only one person loves you, that’s still a reason to stay alive. 12. You won’t be able to listen to music if you die. 13. Killing yourself is never worth it. You’ll hurt both yourself and all the people you care about. 14. There are so many people that would miss you, including me. 15. You’re preventing a future generation, YOUR KIDS, from even being born. 16. How do you think your family would feel? Would it improve their lives if you died? 17. You’re gorgeous, amazing, and to someone you are perfect. 18. Think about your favourite music artist, you’ll never hear their voice again… 19. You’ll never have the feeling of walking into a warm building on a cold day 20. Listening to incredibly loud music 21. Being alive is just really good. 22. Not being alive is really bad. 23. Finding your soulmate. 24. Red pandas 25. Going to diners at three in the morning. 26. Really soft pillows. 27. Eating pizza in New York City. 28. Proving people wrong with your success. 29. Watching the jerks that doubted you fail at life. 30. Seeing someone trip over a garbage can. 31. Being able to help other people. 32. Bonfires. 33. Sitting on rooftops. 34. Seeing every single country in the world. 35. Going on roadtrips. 36. You might win the lottery someday. 37. Listening to music on a record player. 38. Going to the top of the Eiffel Tower. 39. Taking really cool pictures. 40. Literally meeting thousands of new people. 41. Hearing crazy stories. 42. Telling crazy stories. 43. Eating ice cream on a hot day. 44. More Harry Potter books could come out, you never know. 45. Travelling to another planet someday. 46. Having an underwater house. 47. Randomly running into your hero on the street. 48. Having your own room at a fancy hotel. 49. Trampolines. 50. Think about your favourite movie, you’ll never watch it again. 51. Think about the feeling of laughing out loud in a public place because your best friend has just sent you an inside joke, 52. Your survival will make the world better, even if it’s for just one person or 20 or 100 or more. 53. People do care. 54. Treehouses 55. Hanging out with your soul mate in a treehouse 55. Snorting when you laugh and not caring who sees 56. I don’t even know you and I love you. 57. I don’t even know you and I care about you. 58. Because nobody is going to be like you ever, so embrace your uniqueness! 59. You won’t be here to experience the first cat world emperor. 60. WHAT ABOUT FOOD?! YOU’LL MISS CHOCOLATE AND ALL THE OTHER NOM THINGS! 61. Starbucks. 62. Hugs. 63. Stargazing. 64. You have a purpose, and it’s up to you to find out what it is. 65. You’ve changed somebody’s life. 66. Now you could change the world. 67. You will meet the person that’s perfect for you. 68. No matter how much or how little, you have your life ahead of you. 69. You have the chance to save somebody’s life. 70. If you end your life, you’re stopping yourself from achieving great things. 71. Making snow angels. 72. Making snowmen. 73. Snowball fights. 74. Life is what you make of it. 75. Everybody has a talent. 76. Laughing until you cry. 77. Having the ability to be sad means you have the ability to be happy. 78. The world would not be the same if you didn’t exist. 79. Its possible to turn frowns, upside down 80. Be yourself, don’t take anyone’s shit, and never let them take you alive. 81. Heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary. Be your own hero. 82. Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It means that you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections. 83. One day your smile will be real. 84. Having a really hot, relaxing bath after a stressful day. 85. Lying on grass and laughing at the clouds. 86. Getting completely smashed with your best friends. 87. Eating crazy food. 88. Staying up all night watching your favourite films with a loved one. 89. Sleeping in all day. 90. Creating something you’re proud of. 91. You can look back on yourself 70 years later and being proud you didn’t commit 92. Being able to meet your Internet friends. 93. Tea / Coffee / Hot Chocolate 94. Sherlock season three. 95. Cuddling under the stars. 96. Being stupid in public because you just can. 97. If you are reading this then you are alive! Is there any more reason to smile? 98. being able to hug that one person you havent seen in years 99. People care enough about you and your future to come up with 100 reasons for you not to do this. 100. But, the final and most important one is, just, being able to experience life. Because even if your life doesn’t seem so great right now, literally anything could happen

IF that isn’t enough:

BITCH! Ciara and Nicki’s “I’m Out” Mixed with Demi Lovato’s “Sorry not Sorry”.. this scalped me

BuzzFeed Community,

Suicide affects all of us, whether directly or indirectly, and its prevention remains a universal challenge. Suicide is regularly among the top 20 causes of death globally for people of all ages. Over 800,000 people die by suicide a year — which is roughly one suicide every 40 seconds — and for every suicide, 25 people make a suicide attempt. And that’s not even including countless people who deal with chronic or passive thoughts of suicide throughout their lives.

This World Suicide Prevention Day, we at BuzzFeed want to commit to supporting the effort of suicide prevention today, and every day. In order to do that, we can’t just talk about and acknowledge the risk of suicide when it’s timely, like when a beloved celebrity kills themselves or when there is a new report out about alarming statistics. We have to talk about suicide, and how to prevent it, in our everyday coverage.

Of course, preventing suicide isn’t easy or straightforward, and it’s definitely not something we can accomplish ourselves. It takes providing education and tools for improving mental health, increasing conversation, forging connections, supporting those who are struggling, and fighting stigma tied to mental illness and the many misconceptions people have about suicide. It takes family, friends, educators, healthcare professionals, political officials, governments, and all corners of the community. But the one thing that’s certain is that preventing suicide has to be an ongoing and collaborative effort.

Fittingly, this year’s WSPD theme is “Working Together To Prevent Suicide” and we would be remiss not to think critically about how we can use BuzzFeed’s platform to support that mission. Everyone has a role they can play in suicide prevention, and here’s what we hope BuzzFeed’s can be:

• We will continue to publish expert-backed mental health content that helps our readers develop coping mechanisms, gives them hope, and encourages them to seek the help and treatment they need.

• We will lift up stories both personal and newsworthy to encourage conversation, increase understanding, or to make people feel less alone.

• We will continue to adhere to the Recommendations for Reporting on Suicide to reduce potential harm.

• We will provide avenues for social connection — an important aspect of suicide prevention — between our readers, such as through our FaceBook groups Page Turners and Room of Requirement, our BuzzFeed Community, and forthcoming programs.

• And we will of course continue to supply you with feel-good content for the days when nothing else will make you smile, because sometimes, it’s the littlest things that help us get by.

Moving forward, you’ll be able to find this content all in one place when you need it under our Be More OK badge. We chose the name because we know that mental health and recovery are not linear or easy, and that for many, there are more bad days than good. The most we can hope for, sometimes, is to help our readers and each other be just a little bit more OK.

We hope you’ll join us in thinking about how you can contribute to suicide prevention, too — whether it’s finding ways to take care of yourself or others, sharing your story, or even simply familiarizing yourself with how to respond to the warning signs of suicide.