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Kevin Hines

Filmmaker, Activist, Entrepreneur
The Kevin Hines Story
Atlanta, Georgia

Kevin Hines is a multiple award-winning filmmaker, bestselling author and award-winning global suicide prevention and mental health advocate. Two years after he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, he attempted to take his own life by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. Hines's story is now the only evidence-based story of a suicide attempt survived. He has become a bridge between people who have made similar attempts and their parents, siblings, children, spouses and friends, helping them work through their questions and pain. He is the only Golden Gate Bridge jump survivor who is actively spreading the message of living mentally healthy. The fall broke his body, but not his spirit.

Today, Hines dedicates his life to saving lives by spreading the message of hope and sharing his art of living mentally well. He is one of the most respected and admired voices of lived experience. Hines’s story is a remarkable testament to the strength of the human spirit and a reminder for us to love the life we have. Hines released a best-selling memoir, Cracked, Not Broken: Surviving and Thriving After A Suicide Attempt, in 2013, and produced a multi-award-winning documentary, Suicide: The Ripple Effect, in 2018. His compelling story has impacted diverse audiences at colleges, universities, high schools, corporations, law enforcement organizations, religious groups, the military, health care organizations and other medical communities. He has been told by thousands of people that his story helped saved their lives.

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