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The Truth About Mental Health Hurts
And here’s the part that sends fury through my veins: Even if they WANTED HELP, there is so little help available,
May 9, 20244 min read
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Mental Health Care In Orange County
A year ago (3/28/23) I wrote a blog post titled “The Illusion of Accessible Mental Health Care”. It’s an 8 minute rant about how here in...
Apr 30, 20242 min read
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How Drug Use and Suicide are Related
I lost Keven to suicide in August during Drug Overdose Awareness Month. I lost Anthony to overdose in September during Suicide Awareness...
Aug 7, 20233 min read
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Which Came First?
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. There is plenty of info out there on this topic, so I’m switching up the focus to talk about mental...
May 8, 20233 min read
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The Illusion of Accessible Mental Health Care
There’s an illusion that mental health care is available for those who need or want it. Unfortunately, in my experience, and in observing...
Mar 29, 20238 min read
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Can Suicide be Stopped or Prevented?
Last Saturday I spent the afternoon at an event sponsored by the American Suicide Prevention Foundation (ASPF). I sat at a table with...
Sep 14, 20224 min read
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Depression & Opiates
I've had depression since early childhood. Before I started taking meds for it, it could be very severe, and I thought about ending my...
Feb 4, 20223 min read
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Suicide Awareness Month - Stigma
Stigma is any attitude, belief or behavior that discriminates against people There’s been a stigma toward substance abuse and mental...
Sep 30, 20213 min read
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Suicide Awareness Month - It's Not a Selfish Act
I’m grateful for the “awareness movement” because its brought attention to all the various causes out there. I looked at a list and there...
Sep 23, 20214 min read
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Suicide Awareness Month - Depression
I often wonder, what if Keven stayed on his meds and never started using heroin, meth, fentanyl? Would he still be here today? Keven...
Sep 9, 20213 min read
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Nine Minutes & 58 Seconds of Love
There were so many things buzzing around in my head this week, it was hard to pick a topic to write on. But then to my surprise...
Jun 16, 20212 min read
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