A friend of mine recently attempted suicide.

To summarize, from another of his friends:

"My best friend Cal is in desperate need of help.  He's a 29 year old trans man, who has been living with his family due to having issues with income.  He's self employed and makes a living selling amigarumis because he is unable to work a full time job due to chronic pain.

Earlier today, after a verbal altercation with his father, who has been consistently unsupportive and detrimental to his emotional health, he attempted to end his life via overdose.

He's now in the hospital, possibly facing a stay in the psychiatric ward, but does not have insurance.  He's going to be facing huge medical bills now, on top of his existing money troubles.

We'd also like to, if possible, get enough funding for him to be able to leave the toxic environment he's stuck in.
Please help, any little bit makes a difference.  Even if you can't donate, please share this with your friends.  I'm worried that the added stress of the medical bills will only make him try again."

There is a fund drive being held for him here. Several artists, including Iron-Hearted and Moontoon, are offering art in exchange for certain donation amounts, so if you've been looking for a commission as of late, this is a good cause for it. I am planning on adding some of my own art to the pool, with simple line drawings (colorless or flat colors) like the following:

     

which will probably be around the $5-10 mark. Again, all proceeds will go to Cal--I'll update with a new journal once I get everything set up.

The $10,000 mark is mainly a guesstimate of his medical and moving costs--we probably won't raise that much, but our main goal is to raise as much as possible, so anything will help. If donations are impossible, shares are appreciated as well.