Mental Health Advocate from Michigan

Life isn’t always smiles and rainbows. Sometimes we have to do the hard things and life isn’t fun and it’s messy. Half of adults with mental health conditions in Michigan didn’t get the treatment they needed last year. The sad thing is that it isn’t just adults, our kids and teens are suffering too. When it comes to our teens, about 6 in 10 teens that could benefit from services are not getting the help they need. We need to stop just saying that we have a mental health problem in our country and actually start doing something about it.

If you or someone you know needs help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. Crisis Text Line also provides free, 24/7, confidential support via text message to people in crisis when they text HOME to 741741.