<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xml:base="http://speakunited.org" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
<channel>
 <title>foreclosure</title>
 <link>http://speakunited.org/category/free-tag/foreclosure</link>
 <description>The taxonomy view with a depth of 3.</description>
 <language>en</language>
<item>
 <title>A Reason To Be Kind: Foreclosures, Suicides and Depression</title>
 <link>http://speakunited.org/blog/sharon+brewster/2008/07/a-reason-to-be-kind-foreclosures-suicides-and-depression</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Since reading about the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/07/24/the_anguish_of_foreclosure/&quot;&gt; troubling headline and story &lt;/a&gt;of the woman who killed herself 90 minutes before her foreclosed home was scheduled to be auctioned, I&#039;ve been reflecting on moments of kindness that were probably missed that could have prevented this tragedy. Experts say that it is not uncommon for homeowners facing foreclosure to have suicidal thoughts--and with the rise of foreclosure rates all across the country I can&#039;t help but wonder how many of our neighbors, loved ones and friends are &quot;undiagnosed&quot; as being in this category. &lt;span class=&#039;read-more&#039;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://speakunited.org/blog/sharon+brewster/2008/07/a-reason-to-be-kind-foreclosures-suicides-and-depression&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;read&amp;nbsp;more&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
 <comments>http://speakunited.org/blog/sharon+brewster/2008/07/a-reason-to-be-kind-foreclosures-suicides-and-depression#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://speakunited.org/category/focus-area/affordable-housing">Affordable Housing</category>
 <category domain="http://speakunited.org/category/free-tag/foreclosure">foreclosure</category>
 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:57:01 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Sharon Brewster</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">1349 at http://speakunited.org</guid>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>
