tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497847751512860576.post5624674499299089238..comments2016-09-13T10:30:29.893-07:00Comments on Southern Fried Soul: The Icebreakers - Bringing Awareness to Mental Health and AddictionJoJoCouturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483114587698700355noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497847751512860576.post-4028586050528840202016-06-05T12:35:57.639-07:002016-06-05T12:35:57.639-07:00Thanks for reading Raquelita!
It sounds like both...Thanks for reading Raquelita!<br /><br />It sounds like both you and your mom are doing very important work! Funding for mental illness is sorely underfunded everywhere it seems. Even at the insurance company I work for as a nurse, I hear patients who have to wait months to see a psych provider in the network and then, it is often costly. I don't think a lot of people have $200-300 to drop on a psychiatry visit, which results is gross undertreatment. Even in the clinical work I have done in my own community, I have found there are so many people who struggle with depression. That even though they look like they are doing "ok" on the outside, they are dying a little bit on the inside. I really can't wait to see what else this group of runners does! Opening eyes everywhere, that is for sure!JoJoCouturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483114587698700355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497847751512860576.post-76644866578613508412016-06-05T11:46:35.238-07:002016-06-05T11:46:35.238-07:00I'm new to your blog, but I'm really likin...I'm new to your blog, but I'm really liking the posts I've read through. I grew up in East Texas, but haven't lived in the south in a long time.<br /><br />It saddens me that there's such a stigma surrounding mental illness. I'm an educator and it's a huge challenge in an underfunded institution. My mom is a substance abuse counselor and drug court coordinator in Louisiana. This group and event sound really incredible. Neat that you were able to meet up and log some miles with them! Raquelitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138113830990586689noreply@blogger.com