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Mental health and the Holiday Blues
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Holly Bowyer, chair of the Suicide Prevention Task Force, talks about her role during a Great Bend Chamber coffee hosted by the Central Kansas Partnership in November. The “988” on her shirt is the emergency telephone number for suicide prevention. - photo by photo by Susan Thacker/Great Bend Tribune
According to the National Association on Mental Illness (NAMI), the holiday season has a negative impact on 64% of people with mental health issues. This time of year can be stressful for most people.