A new memorial honoring suicide victims and their families has been dedicated in Chicago, marking the first such tribute in the United States. The memorial pays tribute to the decades-long work of a Catholic priest who founded a support program for survivors in 1979. The initiative, now part of the archdiocese’s charitable services, offers counseling to those grieving suicide losses. The dedication reflects growing efforts to address the emotional impact of suicide on communities.
First US memorial for suicide victims dedicated by Chicago archdiocese earlier this year at Queen of Heaven cemeteryThe Chicago archdiocese has recognized the Rev Charles Rubey’s work supporting families whose loved ones died by suicide this year by dedicating in his honor a memorial to the lives lost to suicide and the victims’ surviving families.In 1979 Rubey founded the Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide, a counseling and support program run by Catholic Charities of the archdiocese of Chicago. Continue reading...
