And here’s the part that sends fury through my veins: Even if they WANTED HELP, there is so little help available,

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...

I lost Keven to suicide in August during Drug Overdose Awareness Month. I lost Anthony to overdose in September during Suicide Awareness...

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...

There’s an illusion that mental health care is available for those who need or want it. Unfortunately, in my experience, and in observing...

Last Saturday I spent the afternoon at an event sponsored by the American Suicide Prevention Foundation (ASPF). I sat at a table with...

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...

Stigma is any attitude, belief or behavior that discriminates against people There’s been a stigma toward substance abuse and mental...

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...

I often wonder, what if Keven stayed on his meds and never started using heroin, meth, fentanyl? Would he still be here today? Keven...

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...