On October 13, 2010, T.I. convinced Joshua Starks, a 24-year-old suicidal man in Atlanta, not to jump from a 22-story building.[198] After hearing of the situation on the radio, he drove to the scene at the 400 Colony Square Building[199] asked police if he could help. T.I. then talked to the man, and convinced him not to jump. Afterwards, T.I. stated "For one, I'm not taking any credit. I didn't do it... I could've just as well came down there and it could have been resolved in another way. The fact of the matter is that God put me in a position to help, and I can't take any credit for that."[200]
In 2006,[201] T.I. was at the scene of American rock band Creed's lead singer, Scott Stapp's suicide attempt. Stapp explained on VH1's “Big Morning Buzz Live.” that he had attempted suicide in Miami by jumping off a balcony and T.I. "took care of the situation