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Mother Speaks Out About Suicide Prevention Awareness Month 10 Years After Valentine’s Day Gun Suicide

Valentine’s Day 2014 proved the most heartbreaking day in the life of Maryland mother Cheryl Brooks At 3 AM on February 15, 2014, Maryland state police informed Cheryl that her oldest son, Michael Derek Baughan 30, had died of a self-inflicted gunshot to the head the previous day. His roommate found him in the bathtub […]

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