Tag: national alliance on mental illness
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‘You don’t have to carry it alone’: Colorado Springs woman turns struggle with schizophrenia into advocacy
The invisible friends Cat Price talked about in childhood were chalked up to an active imagination, and her adolescent angst and hostility got interpreted as teenage rebellion. When, as a high school freshman in Colorado Springs, she had thoughts of suicide, began harming herself and experienced a full-blown psychotic break — during which she completely…
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Discovery Canyon Campus High School class of 2014 uses reunion to honor those lost to suicide
If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or chat live at 988lifeline.org. Kelley Van Valkenburg’s life went from an all-out hustle of being class president, cheer squad leader and varsity track star to leaving after the first semester of her senior year…
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Discovery Canyon alumni raise funds for mental health to honor those lost to suicide
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or chat live at 988lifeline.org. Kelley Van Valkenburg’s life went from an all-out hustle of being class president, cheer squad leader and varsity track star…
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Discovery Canyon alumni raise funds for mental health to honor those lost to suicide
Between 2011 and 2017, the school lost 11 students to suicide.