211 Big Bend: Like a bridge over troubled waters
“The holidays are a time of joy, bright lights, warmth and family. The aroma of turkey cooking in the oven. The women in the kitchen, talking, laughing and whispering secrets…
MYFLVET Helpline: Help for our Veterans after duty.
211 Big Bend is working in partnership with the Florida Department of Veteran Affairs and the Tampa Bay Crisis Center to provide the MYFLVET helpline to Florida’s 1.7 million veterans. Through the MYFLVET helpline, Veterans receive emotional and mental health support such as suicide prevention counseling, crisis counseling, and supportive counseling…
What It’s Like: Working at a Suicide Prevention Hotline
This post is presented in collaboration with 211 Big Bend Hotline Counselors, Hotline Supervisors, and ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) Trainers, devoted to speaking openly about mental health and…
Understanding Survivors of Suicide Loss
This post is presented in collaboration with 2-1-1 Big Bend Hotline Counselors, Hotline Supervisors, and ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) Trainers, devoted to speaking openly about mental health and…
Healthy Relationships and Loving Thyself
Being just over a month removed from the season of pink and red, Valentine’s Day, let’s consider relationships for a moment. While the love and relationships we have with others…
Veteran Mental Health: Awareness and Understanding
While their acts of service are for the greater good, a byproduct of implications on physical and mental health faced by veterans serves as another battle. As a society, it…
Maternal Mental Health: Awareness and Understanding
Becoming a parent, many can agree, is a life altering experience for the mind, body and environment. When we see a resting newborn, with their delicate curvatures and tender nature,…
Finding a Balance: Family and Mental Health During the Holidays
The warmth of hugs, hot chocolate and nuzzling between blankets come to mind for many as the holiday season draws near. Family members and joyous spirits fill the air, stores…