Burke mental health specialist Meghan Spivey sat down with KTRE recently to share her incredible and courageous story. Check out the story (and some pictures) on KTRE’s website, or watch the video below. By Caroline Manning (KTRE- LUFKIN, TX) Depression is an illness that can affect anyone, even the happiest of people. “Growing […]
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Social Media and Mental Health
Does social media cause depression? Can it make an episode of depression harder to overcome? A recent Medium article addresses this concern. The writer, Kati Krause reports deleting her Facebook app as “a panicked intervention by reason to prevent my out-of-control animal instinct from doing further harm to myself.” Alternatively, could social media help you […]
Advice On Helping A Struggling Teen
When a child struggles, the entire family is affected. Parents console, encourage and model behaviors, but for some kids struggling with mental health issues, it may not be enough. Knowing when additional intervention is required can be a tough decision. In a CNN article posted yesterday, Dr. Charles Raison, a professor of psychiatry at the University […]
Local officials working to improve handling of mental health crisis situations
In the last of our 4-part series on mental health in the Lufkin Daily News, we look at the impact of mental health on the community, and what organizations are doing to meet the challenge. “Mental illness touches almost every part of our community,” Burke CEO Susan Rushing said. “Obviously, it impacts our health care […]
Peer Specialists Provide Real World, Lived Experience
By SHELLY LADDEN — for The Lufkin News Editor’s Note: In observance of Mental Health Month, The Lufkin News is featuring local mental health stories and services throughout May. Lufkin woman Angie Tinajero is a certified peer specialist at Burke, a mental health services provider in East Texas. And when she tells her clients “I […]
Saved from suicide
Jasper teenager Alex L. shared her brave story of depression and recovery with us for the Lufkin Daily News’ article about mental illness. As she prepares for college in the fall, she’s thankful that someone made a fateful call that saved her life. Read Alex’s full story below and in the Lufkin Daily News. And please […]
