Vanita Halliburton lost her 19-year-old son to suicide. That may be shocking and many people think that it’s something that would never touch their lives. But the truth is that suicide is the second leading cause of death for people ages 10 to 34.
Vanita didn’t let tragedy destroy her. She found strength and purpose and started the Grant Halliburton Foundation, educating people on mental health and suicide prevention, so they would never have to go through what she or her son did. Last year alone, the foundation trained over 50,000 students, parents, teachers and mental health professionals on suicide awareness and prevention. This is a special episode that shows an amazing example of light breaking through the darkness.