Suicide isn’t a topic I’d typically throw out there for you to discuss, but Seether’s front man, Shaun Morgan, felt there was a strong need for teens to get help when they need it… and I agree.  Plus, this story has a silver lining, so stay with me here.   

Basically Shaun realized that kids weren’t getting the help they needed at a time when they needed it the most so along with Seether’s label- Wind Up Records- they set it up so you can watch the video for “Rise Above This” and when you do a donation to the Kids Help Phone will be made in your name. 

To help teens out click here.

Here’s how this all unfolded per Shaun… “As a test, I phoned the suicide line in the States, and after waiting five minutes I was put through to a very bored-sounding woman,” the singer explains. “So I just hung up the phone.

“It was just like, ‘Wow, if I had really been needing someone to talk to, that wouldn’t have been the person I’d want to turn to.’ I was kind of disgusted by that. I felt like I was bugging them, which is not how these kids should be feeling if they take the time to phone.

“But first of all, I figured that if I’m waiting that long, then that means there must be a lot of people calling. That in itself means that there’s a heavy need for these types of things, and there needs to be people who aren’t too busy to speak to kids, because it’s a pretty courageous step to even make that phone call. So basically, we decided we wanted to make a positive difference to kids, and if they visit our label’s website and watch the video, our company donates to the charity. It’s aimed at helping kids that are feeling vulnerable and scared and lonely, and hopefully having a website like that builds a community.” (The quotes were pulled from a story in Chart Attack from July 2nd.)

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