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On today's episode i am joined by Toy Burton the founder of Dee Dee's cry. DeeDee's Cry is dedicated to Suicide Prevention and Family Support. DeeDee's Cry is named after her sister, Denita Shayne Morris (DeeDee), who at the age of twenty-three died by suicide.

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-Toy discusses being a teenage mom and turning to alcohol to deal with the stressors at the age of 19

-We also learn houw her substance use was exasberated by the death of her sister Dee Dee who committed suicide.

-She shares with us how she got to the point of not wanted to live with her pain and her attempt to end her life

-We learn how she got to the place of being sober and has been sober for 21 years.

-We also learn how she started Dee Dees Cry and a Roxbury parade.

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Louis D. Brown Peace Institute with DeeDee's Cry on the memo line mail to DeeDee's Cry 2 John Eliot Square Roxbury, MA 02119