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Mental Health, Suicide, & the Power of Community | Haley DeGreve | TEDxYouth@Davenport



Mental Health, Suicide, & the Power of Community | Haley DeGreve | TEDxYouth@Davenport

In today’s world, mental health and suicide prevention must become a top priority. As suicide is a leading cause of death in Americans, it’s also the most preventable. How do we even begin to make a difference? With the right tools and resources, the power of community can help heal our broken world, one person at a time. It starts right here. It starts with you. Haley DeGreve is a John Deere Communications Specialist and 2020 graduate of Augustana College. Throughout her education, she was inspired to start a mental health awareness and suicide prevention non-profit called The Gray Matters Collective in 2018. The collective became a movement filled with hope, support, and healing for thousands – becoming a nationally recognized movement through the University of Michigan Depression Center. Since she began mental health advocacy in 2018, she’s spoken at many local schools, events, and workplaces to advocate against mental health stigma and educate crisis intervention. As current president and founder of The Gray Matters Collective, she hopes to change the world, one person at a time. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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  4. @sanyakalaluka7988 on

    What about when you are in a place where its external forces and you cant seem to be moving forward and are stuck in that place………how do you get from there? All the talks or mental health help does not help external problems in your life.

  7. @tonycoleman2184 on

    I've found myself thinking about a friend of mine named Butch who once asked me about getting a gun from me I went to his house with my unloaded .357.
    I showed him the gun and said "I can't give this to you without knowing why you asked me for it."
    He told me and I confronted the person he had the issue with him and to all appearances they never had another problem, I didn't give him the gun.
    Then about five months later we me some of our friends and him were at his house drinking.
    He said something about a game and went in the house coming out with a gun and said let's play russian roulette.
    I got up and started walking toward totally unsure exactly how to get it out of his hand.
    I was about six foot away when I said you know the rule the one you ask plays first.
    He put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger.
    I lost one of my best friends that night and I thank God I wasn't the one that gave him the gun.
    Me and his father helped each other
    Through the days that followed by talking about it.
    I'll see you when I get there my friend.

  14. @josiahculley7686 on

    You do not need mental health providers for mental health issues they treat mental health isuuses wrong with meds and meds are piosion they dont fix anything. All you need is a holistc provider, mental health issues are caused by nutrition deficiencies and also if you have certain tick bite diseases can add to mental health issues. regular drs and providers will never tell you that or know that. Holistic drs do thorough blood testing that regular drs wount do wich includes thorough nutrition blood test and tick bite disese blood tests. Holistic drs know the optimal amount for nutrition levels reg providers wount tell you the correct amount or dont know. Low normal in a nutrition blood test is deficient. Most of the time all mental health issues are caused by nutrition defciencies fix that and your mental health issues will be gone, it you have a tick bite disease it can be cure naturally with nutriion and herbs. Best and fastest way to treat nutrition deficiencies is nutrion ivs and nutrition injections. Most holistic drs do them and medical spas. for examples Being low in b vitamins and d3 causes a ton of mental health issues. Its accully easy to fix mental health issues just have corrcet nutrtion levels in your body, and treat any tick bite diseases if you have any. dont use antibiotics either.

  17. @codycampbellcontracting7132 on

    Good for you what if it’s like my son no one knew anything was wrong. He died and no one saves him. What do you say to this one. Saying all suicides are preventable leaves a lot of people thinking they could have done more and it’s just not true. I don’t know the answers at all. I appreciate what you’re doing. Awareness is the key indeed

  25. @luisaodograndao3590 on

    SOMETIMES PEOPLE DONT NOTICE HOW SUCEPTIBLE OR VULNERABLE ONE CAN BE WHEN HAVING AN EMOTIONAL CRISIS OR A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION THAT CAN DRIVE YOU TO MADNESS, I WAS LOCKED DOWN IN A CRIMINALLY ADMINISTRATED REHAB CENTER IN MEXICO, AND MY HUMAN RIGHTS WERE ABUSED AND WAS NOT ALLOWED TO CONTACT MY FAMILY IN ORDER TO INFORM THEM, I WAS CONSTANTLY GETTING BEAT UP, THEY WOULDNT LET ME GO TO THE BATHROOM NOR DRINK WATER NOR DO EXERCISE, AND THEY MADE FUN BECAUSE THEY TRICKED MY FATHER INTO LEAVING ME THERE BECAUSE THERE WAS A SWIMMING POOL WHICH I NEVER GOT TO USED, WAS NO ALLOWED EVEN TO HAVE ARTWORK MATERIAL TO EXPRESS MYSELF, BESIDES OF ONE OF THE MOST EMPOVERISHED ANTIDIETS, THE PLACE IS CALLED "ESENCIA DE VIDA" IN OTILIO MONTAÑO JIUTEPEC, AND THEY EVEN GAVE 96° ALCOHOL TO THE DRUNK PATIENTS AND SEVERAL WENT INTO CONGESTION, I EVEN HAD TO STAND UP FOR INNOCENT PATIENTS IN THEIR DEFENSE, AND IN THE END THE ONLY RESOURCE I HAD TO EVER SEE MY PARENTS AGAIN, WAS HAVING TO TRIED TO KILL MYSELF… AND THEY TRIED TO HURT ME WHILE PRETENDING TO CONTAIN ME, THIS PLACE IS A MEDIUM FOR CRIME OPERATIONS CONDUCTED BY WENDY GUADARRAMA SANCHEZ, AND HER NEPHEW OF THE MAYA CARTEL DAVID EMANUEL MAYA SANCHEZ AND HER CHIEF OF ASSASINS YUSSIEL LUCIANO ALCANTARA LEE, AMONGST SEVERAL OTHERS WHO EVEN BRAGGED ABOUT HAVING ESCAPED FROM THE FBI, AND IN MEXICO THE MAFIA OWNED CLANDESTINE REHAB CENTERS ARE CALLED ANEXOS AN THERES PEOPLE BEING ABUSED IN VERY INHUMANE WAYS, AS WELL AS CRIMINALS HIDING FROM AUTHORITIES…

  26. @Goodbyeeveryonehere on

    Shes right. Ive felt so much worse since living alone. Im single and choose to be, but maybe i need to do stuff with other people without romantic intentions.

    My daughter lives in the next town.

  27. @EvidenceSaved on

    Let's get this straight once and for all community doesn't exist.
    Mental illness is considered a criminal act in Wales, UK according to pc 1977 Nathan Ford of Gwent police, Welsh police remove mentally ill, disabled and vulnerable people from existing in wales, UK.
    If you don't bow down and conform, they delete you, your thoughts and voice is silenced in the hope you will kill yourself. Welsh police encourage and force others to kill themselves, commit suicide. Truth they've done this to me, myself and i

  33. @KarsonsChannel on

    From my experience this works for most women but not most men. Try asking for help as a man and watch people almost get upset with you or just say have you tried seeing a therapist or tried antidepressants? “Mental health” in this country just means medication. There is no community anymore, no social contract. Just listen to how men are demonized in society with talks of “privilege” and “the patriarchy” yet men are most likely to commit suicide. This will only get way worse unfortunately.

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