It was 1957 when thirteen-year-old Terry Russell got off the school bus and saw a police van outside his home. “The police were there to take my brother to the state hospital,” says Russell. His brother, who had schizophrenia, would go to the state hospital for five to six months
Kristine FireThunder has developed youth leadership programs where guest speakers who’ve grown up on a reservation share their stories, expressing how they overcame challenges faced by today’s youth. She says what’s essential is that children and teens hear from people who experienced the same history and forms of trauma and
Suicide prevention advocate Kevin Berthia shares that as mental health stigma lessens, more people are reaching out, but the field isn’t yet where it needs to be to meet demand. “
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