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I’m not scared either, to admit that I have attempted suicide, that I spent years dealing with depression and destructive mental health issues. Because there are too many people dying. No. I’m not scared to talk about suicide — I’m scared to stay silent. Silence is what fuels my depression. Silence turns thoughts into obsessions…
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– It’s nice to see a report on increasing services somewhere.
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I appreciate the fact that the current Surgeon General seems to understand that dealing with mental health issues in the US is not going to be one simple thing that makes it all better. This quote demonstrates that he understands that the problem is multi-dimensional and that any solution will also have to be:
We need more resources and more access to care. Not less.
We need care located where people live and work so they can remain part of their communities.
We need NIH grants to pay for more mental health research.
Our government is in the process of doing the exact opposite while claiming to care about mental health.