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May is Mental Health Month. By urging my public officials to prioritize suicide prevention, mental health, and crisis care, I am hoping to influence collective change to support #MentalHealth4All.
Letter to the editor: Funding for 988 crisis hotline critical
Lafayette Journal & Courier
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May is Mental Health Month. By urging my public officials to prioritize suicide prevention, mental health, and crisis care, I am hoping to influence collective change to support #MentalHealth4All.
Right now, individuals in crisis are able to call 1-800-273-8255 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress and those that care for them. Soon, it will be much easier to remember how to reach the Lifeline as the number will be changing to 988 nationwide by July 2022.
For more than 50 years, artists from The Beatles and The Beach Boys to
Jay-Z and Demi Lovato have attempted this with heartfelt explorations of mental health, with the hope of inspiring listeners to seek support.
Sometimes this is done through evocative and metaphorical wordplay, while at other times, these implorations are stark and direct.
Here are 10 songs, spanning pop, rock, electro and hip-hop, which bravely tackle stigmas surrounding mental health with empathy.
1. ‘
Help!’ by The Beatles (1965)
This may sound like a timeless pop nugget, but beneath the ebullient melodies is a cry for help. The title track for The Fab Four s 1965 album, John Lennon wrote the song to express the growing anxiety he felt as a result of the band s fame.