Mental health professionals have slowly been using video and text platforms to provide services to people for the last several years. Now, as the COVID-19 pandemic and the movement toward social distancing has made telehealth more of a necessity, it seems there has been a surge in mental health professionals offering telehealth services.

My legs feel extra heavy today which isn’t surprising because it’s the third time this week. It started the morning after a colleague asked why my hair wasn’t “all crazy” that day – I believe they were referring to my hair being out of the ponytail. What seems like an innocent question is something I’ve heard over and over again, not always the same way or with the same words.

It’s Suicide Awareness Month and it’s a complicated one…