Research to Recovery 2026

AnneMoss Rogers and her husband tried to find help for their struggling son, Charles, a creative genius and rap artist. Desperate to escape the darkness of his depression, Charles turned to heroin and died by suicide in 2015 at age 20. How common is suicidal thinking among those who are addicted? How many start using to numb intense and painful feelings or to normalize a mental health condition? And what can families do to help lower the risks and support their loved ones?

• Understand how stigma contributed to Charles’s feelings of low self-worth
• Learn the prevalence of suicide risk for those with addiction and substance misuse
• Recognize signs of depression and suicide, and what to do or say
• Explore strategies families and communities can use to reduce risk and support healing