Live Hannah’s Hope Mission
Live Hannah’s Hope exists to empower youth and reduce suicide through research, education, awareness, and advocacy.Live Hannah’s Hope Goals
Help acknowledge those who may not graduate at the top of their class but who overcome tremendous hurdles to graduate.The Hannah Warburton Resilience Award is a $250 award established for Utah high school seniors who have shown resilience in overcoming difficult obstacles to completing their high school education.
Suicide is the leading cause of death for Utahns ages 10 to 17 years old
Average number of suicides per year in Utah
Every 16 hours a Utahan dies by suicide
Average suicide attempts in Utah per year
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My Ketamine Infusion Treatment #5
Long story short, I was diagnosed with ADHD at age 5. Folks, I'm 56. That was 51 years ago NOT when it was popular. My mom didn't put me on medication. She didn't follow up by teaching me coping strategies either. Needless to say, school was a disaster for me. I was...
read moreMy Ketamine Infusion Treatment #4 (Part 2 Abandonment)
I'm starting this blog post two days post-treatment #4. I had such a significant breakthrough yesterday, I wanted to post it separately. Even though there are 60 years of medical ketamine use, there are only about 10 to 15 years of its use in mental health settings....
read moreMy Ketamine Infusion Treatment #4
I'm having my 4th treatment at 3:30 pm today. I wanted to report on how I've done this week. It's been a week since my last treatment. This report isn't all fluffy and nice. I've had a hard week. I started off angry. I don't like to be angry. Yet, there it was. I was...
read moreMy Ketamine Infusion Treatment #3
The day of treatment number three. I eat. I grab a bluetooth speaker for the playlist I created last night. I have been warned to only use instramental music. I listen to the songs on the way to my treatment. I remove a couple of songs because they seem too jarring....
read moreBeing a mother
I've been wanting to put together some thoughts on being a new mom. This is what I have to say. It's long-winded, and you don't have to read, but here it is: I don't know if I'm the only one who does this, but there are some days that I don't think I'll make it...
read moreMy Ketamine Infusion Treatment #2
Here I sit, 6 hours after my treatment still feeling ever so slightly high. I should probably explain here... Full disclosure - as a teenager, I dabbled, no, I dove into and lounged in the deep end of the drug pool. My drugs of choice were LSD, cocaine, mushrooms,...
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