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Jun 27, 2019 · Rep. Susan Wild, a freshman Pennsylvania Democrat, revealed her partner’s recent death was a suicide and said she is sharing her story because “I do not want anyone else to suffer.”
Sep 26, 2023 · Before Susan Wild lost her husband to suicide, issues like mental health and suicide prevention were just one item on a long list of issues she knew needed more national attention. But a month after her partner, Kerry Acker, died in 2019, that changed. Not just because of the grief she was experiencing, but because she chose to speak publicly about her loss on the House floor, and videos of ...
Jun 26, 2019 · Rep. Susan Wild. WASHINGTON — After a late vote Tuesday night, Rep. Susan Wild gave an emotional speech honoring her partner, Kerry Acker, on the House floor. Acker died by suicide last month. Wild said her partner “shouldn’t have had a care in the world,” and he had loving friends and family. “Why am I sharing this very personal story?
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Sep 19, 2019 · Erin Delmore | NBC. Rep. Wild opens up about partner's suicide to raise mental health awareness. It had only been hours since Rep. Susan Wild (D-Penn.) received a sweet text from her partner, Kerry Acker, earlier this year. And it had been less than a day since they hung up the phone after menu-planning late into the night for the weekend's ...
Sep 20, 2019 · Mental health wasn't something Susan Wild imagined becoming one of her primary policy issues when she came to Congress last year. That changed after losing her longtime partner, Kerry Acker, to suicide in May. In the months since his death, the Democratic lawmaker from the Lehigh Valley has been talking to experts about what's needed to strengthen mental health resources and suicide prevention.
Jun 28, 2019 · Related article Rep. Susan Wild reveals partner's recent death was suicide In an emotional speech on the House floor Wednesday night, Wild shared that it was the one-month anniversary of the death ...
Sep 22, 2019 · After partner's death, Rep. Susan Wild finds new mission in suicide prevention. WASHINGTON – Rep. Susan Wild grabbed from the stack of unopened condolence cards in her office. The pile has ...
