Walk fundraiser honors brother and raises suicide awareness
Jordan organized a March 2019 fundraiser walk at the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence Teen Center to honor his brother who died by his own action. About 300 attendees included Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center and Kansas death by own action Prevention HQ. The event urged openness about mental health and help seeking. Hayleigh Wempe, 15, a Baldwin High School freshman and 4-H member, died by suicide on April 4, 2021, at Easter.
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Open talk aims to break mental health stigma after Hayleigh's death
Amy, mother of Hayleigh, discusses the teen’s mental health struggles, crisis behaviors, and therapist visits. She says Hayleigh’s suicide was based on false beliefs spread online and hopes openness will help others seek help and prevent similar losses. Jeff Burkhead of Bert Nash CMHC provides context.
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Mental Health First Aid course overview and offer
Mental Health First Aid helps people recognize signs of mental health challenges and crisis, learn to ask Are you thinking about killing yourself, and engage to prevent self harm. Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center offers MHFA virtually with current class listing online at bertnash.org.
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Mu variant tracked in Europe and beyond faces mixed signals
Officials monitor the Mu variant seen in about a dozen countries with European health authorities noting no recent surge. England's public health agency warned it may resist vaccines like Beta, while WHO cautions rising cases in parts of South America but Delta remains far more transmissible. Fauci says not an immediate threat.
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