Suicide can be averted in many circumstances. Depression, personality changes, self-harming behaviour, a recent life tragedy, and a conversation about feeling helpless and attempting suicide are all risk factors and red flags to be aware of. It’s important to take everyone seriously who mentions self-harm, whether it’s a family member or a friend. Listen without...Read More

Struggling with mental illness can be a sensitive topic for anyone, especially when you have to reflect on previous mental illness episodes and plan for a future one. However, creating a mental health crisis plan will help you when you’re at your lowest. It’s a clear direction of how to properly take care of you...Read More

Fentanyl, like many other opioids, has ravaged Ohio communities for years. But with the coronavirus pandemic and the increasingly common practice of lacing drugs with fentanyl, this synthetic opioid has become deadlier than ever. New data analysis from Families Against Fentanyl shows that among Americans aged 18 to 45, fentanyl is the most common killer,...Read More

Staging an intervention can help friends and family overcome feelings of helplessness in the face of addiction. Watching a loved one deal with a drug or alcohol addiction without feeling like there’s anything you can do is one of the hardest things you can go through. But by planning an intervention, you can take steps...Read More