Last week, from Sandy West: Out of the 254 counties in #Texas, only about six of those are not considered mental health provider shortage areas. Everybody is short mental health, psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, social workers. texasobserver.org/east-texas-g…

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(CW: Discussion of suicide)

East Texas Hit Hard by Gun-Related Suicides

Scarcity of mental health resources, prevalence of guns, and stigma all contribute to the region's high suicide rates.

^{Sandy West (The Texas Observer)}