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Emma Benoit seemingly had it all – strikingly beautiful, a popular high school cheerleader, and a modeling job after finishing her junior year. But the 16-year-old in Ascension Parish, La. (south of Baton Rouge) was roiling with depression inside, about which she had never told a soul. In June 2017, Emma took her father’s gun […]

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, John welcomes Emma Benoit, a survivor of a suicide attempt who will be the guest speaker at the screening of her documentary film My Ascension at the Liberty High School auditorium, Tuesday May 3 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, John Pearce shares and important Perspective on youth suicide prevention and awareness through conversations with Emma Benoit, Greg Dicharry and Jim Presto.

The Times of Houma Thibodaux

All four public high schools in Ascension Parish will hold viewings of the My Ascension suicide prevention documentary.

All four public high schools in Ascension Parish will hold viewings of the My Ascension suicide prevention documentary.

Emma Benoit was just 16 years old when she survived a suicide attempt. Now, she's making it her mission to prevent suicides across the country.

National Film Debut of ‘My Ascension’ and Panel Discussion Special to Devils Lake Journal BISMARCK - On June 7, 2017, Emma Benoit, a 16-year-old high school cheerleader, while home alone called her mom at work hoping she could be calmed down from a panic attack. Benoit’s anxiety and depression that she had been hiding from her parents became too much. When her mom had to take a work call and put her daughter on hold, Benoit decided the time had come to end her life by shooting herself in ...