Prevent youth suicide! Change minds and save lives.

Isolation, uncertainty for the future, having to figure out how to adjust to the changes in our day-to-day landscape, and managing life all during a pandemic can and often is very distressing. For some, this can bring about the onset or intensification of various mental health symptoms, such as depressed mood, helplessness, hopelessness, anxiety, and thoughts of suicide.

As a mental health professional, I’ve seen this distress manifest with my clients as I help them navigate the uncertainty, twists and turns that come about in life...then add the pandemic. When I pause, inevitably this distress reflects back from the mirror and the faces of family and friends. It reminds me that having the tools and the resources to seek help when needed, and the importance of self-care both during a crisis as well as the calm are essential.

Now is the the time to make sure that we provide tools and increase options for those who may experiencing themselves or witnessing in others emotional pain, mental health concerns, and thoughts of suicide...to show that there is hope and another day.

Join me in supporting real change. Let’s support good in the world and make a difference. Help us erase the stigma connected with mental illness which prevents youth from getting help. Help us teach youth how to identify the symptoms of depression, the warning signs for suicide, and especially how to get help for themselves and others. We can prevent a future tragedy.

Just a small donation will go a long way to helping me meet my goal for MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF FREDERICKSBURG.