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Our mission is to provide support to families affected by mental illness or suicide and erase the stigma associated. We understand. Karla died in 2003 at 26.

Swansea, IL
Joined March 2010
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So much more to do: Three years after Sandy Hook, more states cut mental health funding wpo.st/AGUv0
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The Question That’s Hard to Answer When You Live With a #MentalIllness Read more: buff.ly/1le8wds
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"He was just a very, very gifted and talented athlete that played mad all the time." #AFootballLife
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Ready for a special night at Bissingers. 10th anniversary KSF gala. #mentalhealth #suicideprevention #chocolate
"Having insurance is not enough to guarantee access to outpatient psychiatric care". ow.ly/CVU0w
Support KSF mental health programming for families, individuals, and schools! A Night of Illumination, a night to remember...
A Night of Illumination! KSF annual dinner auction is THIS Saturday, October 27th. ow.ly/BSehP
New suicide prevention app for clinicians will soon be available from SAMHSA. Based on 5 step assessment and triage. ow.ly/BMOmF
How can people working w/ children identify behaviours in children which may suggest #suicide risk? bit.ly/PNnxPT
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Uninsured? Don't miss this webinar on special enrollment periods and resources and how to enroll for health insurance.ow.ly/BCWz6
Team approach improves outcomes for treating teen depression. ow.ly/BCWc4
SAMHSA report on substance abuse and mental health in youth. ow.ly/BCT2A #nationalrecoverymonth
Fascinating research through the NIMH on how we learn and why some skills are easier to learn than others. ow.ly/BCVBw
RT @PsychTimes: Dr Pine: training anxious people to attend to threat reduced level of anxiety with moderate effect size #APAAM14
RT @NIMHgov: We're hosting a twitter chat 5/15 for women's health week on postpartum depression! @MomsRising 1.usa.gov/SwSy0e
RT @PsychCentral: “I Hate My Life” and What To Do On Those Days ow.ly/2Gqo3c
RT @JAMA_current: Dx #mentalhealth d/o's in kids by neurodev not behavioral characteristics. ja.ma/1mmef09
Build Your Social Support –Mind Your Health: May is Mental Health Month-Find out more at ow.ly/wtnaG #mhmonth2014