by Barb Barlow | Sep 14, 2022 | Local News Stories, Suicide Prevention Education Program, 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 Education Program, 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 Education Program
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....
by Barb Barlow | Jul 15, 2022 | MHAfred HELPLINE Program, Suicide Prevention Education Program
The 988 Mental Health Crisis Hotline launches across the United States on July 16, 2022. 988 will make it easier for people experiencing mental distress to reach trained crisis counselors. While the existing suicide prevention hotline number (1-800-273-8255) will...
by Barb Barlow | Jul 14, 2022 | Local News Stories, Suicide Prevention Education Program
MHAfred and some of our local partners are in the news. Click here to read the recent article in the Free Lance Star about the increased demand for suicide prevention education.
by Vicky | Nov 16, 2021 | Local News Stories, MHAfred HELPLINE Program, MHAfred Senior Visitors Program, Stories From MHAfred, Suicide Prevention Education Program
Look what you’ve helped us do: Hundreds helped! Thanks to our donors and volunteers, we are part of the solution! Two articles about MHAfred, reported by Cathy Dyson in the Freelance Star, October 5, 2021 From the Article: Mental health providers can’t...
