Suicidal Ideation: How Losing My Mom Affected Me

Suicidal Ideation: How Losing My Mom Affected Me

Content Note: This video discusses suicide & suicidal ideation

NAMI Presenter Brittany Barrett discusses growing up with a mother with multiple mental health conditions who later lost her life to suicide. While moving through childhood and adulthood Brittany would be diagnosed with multiple mental health conditions herself and also experience suicidal ideations. She began the journey to search for mental wellness and dedicated her life to becoming a mental health advocate through NAMI Ending the Silence. To learn more about NAMI Ending the Silence visit: https://www.nami.org/Support-Educatio…

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