First of all, I would like to say thank you for coming.
This is a difficult subject to talk about, especially after losing a family member that I loved in the early spring.
I would like to see more mental health workers within the smaller communities. I would like to see more than one there to help, because I've noticed that during the school year there are always emergencies, no matter what. I became reluctant to see one after I lost my brother, because after I was in high school I sought help, but I always ended up having to talk about the same thing over and over, which made we go back to square one.
He left his children at a young age. They seem to be lost. I would like also to see about reminding them that it is okay to talk. Problems don't start overnight. They can start at an early age. As they are growing up, if they don't know how to talk, the result can be suicide. We are getting tired of seeing suicide occurring because they don't know how to open up.
It will be nice to have able mental health workers around, and more than one of them might be there, especially in a small community.
Thank you.