by Barb Barlow | Dec 13, 2022 | HELPLINE, Local News Stories, Suicide Prevention, Website Home Page
MHAfred and some of our local partners are working together to address the mental health crisis in our region. Click here to read the recent article in the Free Lance Star about our role in the Community Health Improvement Plan.
by Barb Barlow | Dec 6, 2022 | Suicide Prevention, Website Home Page
“Nationally, adolescent depression and anxiety — already at crisis levels before the pandemic — have surged amid the isolation, disruption and hardship of covid-19.” Check out the recent article from The Washington Post.
by Barb Barlow | Sep 23, 2022 | Local News Stories, Suicide Prevention, Website Home Page
Gary Taylor, licensed clinical social worker in Caroline County, is getting creative about reaching community members and breaking the stigma surrounding mental health. Check out the recent article in the Free Lance Star.
by Barb Barlow | Sep 14, 2022 | Local News Stories, Suicide Prevention, Website Home Page
Read the Free Lance Star article from Sept 12, 2022 about the increased use of the new national suicide hotline, 988. If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, get help immediately. Call or text 988 from anywhere in the country, or call RACSB HopeStarter...
by Barb Barlow | Aug 16, 2022 | Local News Stories, Suicide Prevention, Website Home Page
Tara Lowery, a parent in Stafford county, lost her son Jake to suicide in 2016. She was recently featured in a video by VERIFY alongside other parents and mental health experts to talk about the youth suicide crisis: Watch the video by VERIFY here. Since Jake’s...
by Barb Barlow | Aug 2, 2022 | Suicide Prevention
Read the article that appeared in the August 2022 edition of the Front Porch magazine: The new school year is fast approaching, which feels hard to believe. The back-to-school season is often challenging for various reasons for students, families, and school staff....