Kevin Hines recently spoke at Eastern Washington University where he talked about living and coping with mental illness.
The voices in Kevin Hines' head regularly told him to kill himself.
Finally, 14 years ago at age 19, Hines decided to do something about it and take the 746-foot plunge over the rail of the nearby Golden Gate Bridge and end it all in the chilly waters of San Francisco Bay.
Problem was he beat the long, long odds and somehow became one of only 2 percent to survive the jump. Just 33 of the over 1,600 people who decided to end it all since the iconic bridge opened March 27, 1937 have survived.
With a second chance at life now at hand, Hines has since devoted his days to taking his message on ment...
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