Together we can learn how to best help those looking to find hope through us
The Grit and Grace conference is for mental health providers, too. Together we can learn how to best help those looking to find hope through us. As Ebony Clarke, the director of the Multnomah County Mental Health and Addictions Services Division, said at our conference last year, we have “to create a level platform where everyone’s voice can be...
My story – surviving the loss of my beloved daughter Priya
I know that I will always be Priya’s mom and that she will always be part of me. I will spend the rest of my days honoring her and her fight and struggle and all that she was to me and my family.
I am determined to share her story and our story and keep attending the support groups and do all I can to help increase awareness and decrease the stigma so people like Priya facing suicidal depression or other mental illness have all they need to not only navigate their illness with support, understanding and care but to also live a live devoid of shame and fear and hopelessness.
To Live or Die: Creating Compassion & Preventing Suicide
Healthcare providers are an at-risk population for stress, vicarious traumatization, burnout, as well as mental illness including depression and suicide. When the healthcare system, and we as healthcare students and providers, can understand and accept the fact that we...