With two high-profile celebrity suicides in the past week, mental health issues are back in the spotlight. A local counselor hopes people will seek out help if they are feeling despondent or suicidal.
Caitlin Darling with Memorial Behavioral Health says people often hesitate to seek assistance because they see a stigma attached to mental illness.
But she says it is an illness just like any other, and shouldn’t be viewed any differently than going to a doctor to treat cancer or a broken leg.