Find compassion for those struggling with mental health

Communities in Carbon County have had a dark cloud settle over what is typically a sunny summer with the loss of three lives to suicide.

This overwhelming loss proves two things: it is difficult to know what battle someone is fighting internally and we need to talk about it more than we already do. I am no stranger to the tragedy of suicide and the struggles in Wyoming with mental health. Nearly four years ago, the Saratoga Sun lost its publisher to suicide. It was a shock and one which still remains with me as I still find myself wondering what, if anything, could have been done to prevent it...