September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month.
This year, worry is heightened from uncertainty, challenges and the trauma of coronavirus.
Mimi Buthelezi is a marriage and family therapist with Compassionate Living in Bloomington.
“And so really, it’s an appropriate reaction to feel hopelessness right now and to feel uncertainty,” she said.
Therapists say the best thing to do is to get help and raise awareness.
“I think the most important thing is that we just talk about it,” Buthelezi said. “I think there is just such a huge misconception out there that if we talk about suicide, we’ll make someone want to do it.”
You can find more resources and statistics on suicide prevention and awareness here.
