Public retribution for the video was swift and terrible. YouTube pulled Logan from all his upcoming projects and kicked him off Google Preferred, his main source of income, while other YouTubers posted innumerable videos condemning Logan’s actions.

Logan soon retracted the video and replaced it with an apology.

Since then Logan has laid low for weeks, only recently admitting that he would return to YouTube “soon”.

And while it’s certainly not a triumphant return, it is one that is appropriately humble while simultaneous uses his pulpit to advocate for a serious issue, one that he did not take seriously enough the first time around.

During the video, Logan interviews the Bob Forrest, the founder of Alo House Recovery Center, Dr. John Draper, Director of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, as well as Kevin Hines, who survived his own brush with suicide after leaping off the Golden Gate Bridge at the age of 19.

Each interview is filled with sobering facts and figures, as well as what everyone can do to stop the threat of suicide.

“From this point on I want to make an effort to contribute and immerse myself in the conversation,” Logan said before announcing that he would pledge $1 million to suicide prevention causes. “I am humbled and thankful to say, this is just the beginning.”

The video has already been viewed nearly 500,000 times.

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