College Mental Health & Suicide Prevention During COVID-19

"They feel alone. They feel secluded. They feel like they have no one else. And they feel like failures if they aren't succeeding within school. And it breaks my heart that it gets to the point that some person would rather end their life than to live their life to get through the season."— Lea Speight In this episode, we explore mental health and suicide prevention during COVID-19 with two university students, Lea Speight and Vivian Allen. Rebecca Hubbard, our director of Outreach, Prevention and Education, asks them insightful questions that reveal what it's like on campuses right now in these unprecedented times.

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Mental Health Association Oklahoma created The Mental Health Download podcast to share stories each week about mental illness, homelessness, incarceration and suicide, and how each can impact our lives in a profound way. Mental health affects everyone, yet the social stigma attached to mental health issues keeps so many of our family members, friends, colleagues and neighbors silent. Why are we so afraid to talk about these issues? Each week, our host Adi McCasland invites guests to share how mental illness, suicide, homelessness and incarceration have affected their work or lives.