by Barb Barlow | Mar 30, 2023 | Support Services Program, Website Home Page
“Acts of violence in schools and other public places have stunned the nation. Children, in particular, may experience anxiety, fear, and a sense of personal risk.” Click here for Mental Health America National’s article on Talking to Kids...
by Barb Barlow | Dec 13, 2022 | Local News Stories, MHAfred HELPLINE Program, Suicide Prevention Education Program, 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 Education Program, 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 Education Program, 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 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...
