Agreed. Raising awareness is a big part of encouraging people to feel safe and ask for help, but if the help isn’t available, it’s not doing any good for them. How do we make sure help is there when necessary?
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Michele Braisted Gambetta liked this on Facebook.
@SurvivorNetwork I have been saying this will the average joe on the street benefit from this or is it all smoke & mirrors let’s hope not
@SurvivorNetwork it’s easy for celebs etc to stand up and talk about it just hope the funds used to raise awareness isnt wasted
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