September is <a href="https://www.nami.org/get-involved/awareness-events/suicide-prevention-awareness-month">National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month</a> and this week on Mindful Headlines, Jessica Janner Castro talks with a young woman who recently survived a suicide attempt.

Kelsey Motley, 27, shared her story with KING 5 in hopes of saving lives.

“I was never the person to think that I would struggle with mental health issues to that extreme. It can happen to anyone. If you are struggling and you’re trying to do it alone, please don’t,” said Motley.

Read the <a href="https://www.king5.com/article/syndication/podcasts/mindful-headlines-september-national-suicide-prevention-awareness-month-resources/281-faf3a3c8-d705-43dd-b2b4-3445b9d10668">full article on king5.com</a>

 

Resources

<a href="https://www.pathlightbh.com/">Pathlight Mood &amp; Anxiety Center</a>

<a href="https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/">National Suicide Prevention Lifeline</a>

<a href="https://www.nami.org/Home">National Alliance on Mental Illness</a>

<a href="https://npin.cdc.gov/groups/national-suicide-prevention-month">National Suicide Prevention Month | National Prevention Information Network (cdc.gov)</a>

Seattle schools putting mental health ‘front and center’

“Mindful Headlines” is a news podcast about the Pacific Northwest that explores how our psychology intersects with current events. The way we interact with our world is influenced by the way we perceive the world. In turn, our collective minds shape the issues that make headlines in our local communities and nationwide. The show is produced and hosted by Jessica Janner Castro, a journalist at KING 5 News, the NBC affiliate in Seattle.