Yellow Ribbon

Suicide Prevention
Program®

Making Suicide Prevention Accessible To Everyone!

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1994
What We Do

Our Mission Is Dedicated To Preventing Suicide

The Light for Life Foundation Int’l/Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program® is dedicated to preventing suicide and attempts by Making Suicide Prevention Accessible to Everyone and Removing Barriers to Help by:

  • Empowering individuals and communities through leadership, awareness and education; and
  • By collaborating and partnering with support networks to reduce stigma and help save lives.

We work to coordinate appropriate education, training and collaboration with local and national resources to build sustainable suicide prevention programs.  

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We’ll guide you through the steps and partner with you along the way!

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Teens who have attempted suicide tell that they were so overwhelmed at the time of their crisis that they did not know what to say to ask for help!

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Your membership helps us update records and have better standardization throughout Yellow Ribbon. Your work is important to us so Become a Member today!

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Start a Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program® in your area. We’ll guide you through the steps and partner with you along th way.

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In Loving Memory Of

Mike Emme

1977-1994

The Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program® was founded in 1994 by the parents and friends of a bright, funny, loving teen, Mike Emme, who took his life when he did not know the words to say, or how to let someone know he was in trouble and needed help.

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Testimonials

“I am pleased to be able to commend the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program, founded by Dar and Dale Emme, literally saves boys’ lives daily”.
William S. Pollack, Ph.D. Real Boy’s Voices Random House 2000
“I highly recommend this program. Thank you for your efforts on behalf of the youth in our area.”.
Jim Hanson, Principal W. Sioux Comm. HS, Hawarden, IA *Pilot site – 1995
"The Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program is a valuable and timely contribution to the fight against youth suicide. Young people are our most valuable asset. A Yellow Ribbon Card, in itself is a simple and inexpensive thing. This program can help to restore in individuals the feeling that they are valued"
Australian Prime Minister, John Howard 2000
"Let us in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America contribute to these efforts. The Church Council encourages members, congregations, and affiliated institutions to learn more about suicide and its prevention in their communities, to ask what they can do, and to work with others to prevent suicide."
Evangelical Lutheran church in America – 1999
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Thank You Letters

Your Yellow Ribbon saved two of my best friend’s lives. One friend’s mom just died, one night he had a yellow ribbon in one hand and a gun in the other hand. He saw the ribbon and took it to his counselor and got help. You guys helped save my friend.
Ashleigh, 16 (8-65911)
I was struggling with doing suicide but one night I found Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul #1 – “I’ll Always be With You” about Mike Emme. And I cried because I finally understood that life would be hard but that I can live. Thank you for doing Yellow Ribbon to help us live.
Kristy, 17
Thank you for saving my life, you saved two lives because without yellow ribbon my son Matthew would never have been born.
Denise, 21 (3-16552)
Thank you for starting this organization…it’s saved my life. My friend would’ve never known to get help for me if I hadn’t have had that card with me and I’m grateful for that today.
Ashley
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