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Emma Benoit, “Emma Speaks” featured on WAFB 9
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Emma Benoit looked like any other kid growing up but was hiding something that nearly cost her everything. “I grew up middle class family, spunky, charismatic kid, but I always struggled with my mental health,” Benoit said…
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Emma Benoit, “Emma Speaks” featured on NYU’s You Matter! Podcast
On this episode of , Karen speaks with Emma Benoit from Prairieville, Louisiana, who was just 16 years old when she survived a suicide attempt. Today, she is a powerful motivational speaker who’s miraculous story and message of hope inspires audiences of all ages.
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Emma Benoit, “Emma Speaks” featured on PBS
A suicide attempt left 16-year-old varsity cheerleader, Emma Benoit, paralyzed, but propelled her on a mission to use her painful experience to help other young people find hope and stay alive…
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Emma Benoit, “Emma Speaks” featured on Mental Health by Talk Link
At 16 Emma attempted suicide and was left paralyzed. Now, at 21, Emma is a passionate mental health advocate. She take us on a journey of what led up to her attempt and her thought processes immediately before, during and after and ultimately her recovery…
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Emma Benoit, “Emma Speaks” featured by Fox 8
A River Parishes woman who tried to kill herself as a teen has made it her mission to save others…
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Emma Benoit, “Emma Speaks” featured by NTXE News
Fort Worth, Texas — More than 1,500 students, educators and volunteers from across North Texas gathered April 1¨C2 for the 4th annual Texas-Sized Peer-to-Peer Youth Mental Health Conference, a two-day event focused on building connection, resilience and life-saving peer support skills…
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