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Scouts BSA member Shawn Sweeney
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“Just keep him talking.” How this Scout saved his friend from a possible suicide

September 4, 2023 7

Shawn Sweeney, a Scouts BSA youth in Texas, was on the phone with a longtime family friend when his friend confided that he was having some troubles and not feeling good about himself. Then he said, “I want to end it.”

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