By all accounts, Jackson student Millie Peck is smart, successful, athletic and beautiful. But, in her own words, Millie powerfully and courageously talks about her …
THANK YOU Millie, Craig, and WYO PBS for bringing such an important and pervasive issue as mental health to viewers. The income map shown got my attention as I ‘ve lived in Denver for 30 years married to a severely bipolar spouse and we constantly struggled to find mental health resources, such as clinics, hospitals, and providers despite having health insurance that would have covered treatment. Ironically, Colorado’s population is routinely touted as one of the “healthiest” in the nation yet the state consistently ranks near the bottom of mental health resource availabilty. Like Jackson Hole, we’re viewed as an outdoorsy, robust, and health-focused population. Never mind the reality of what lies beneath the surface which remains unaddressed and unfunded. I imagine there’s an even greater paucity of mental health resources in rural states like Wyoming if even densely populated metro areas like Denver and the entire front range offer too little resources. Unfortunately, stigma of mental health issues remains our greatest obstacle. Thank you again for being vulnerable yet powerful at the same time.
When watching this, please remember the context of the included talk: Millie's TED-style talk was part of a friend's senior project that asked Jackson kids to address the issues they thought were important in their world (Jackson). Of course, much of her message extends to all of humanity in regard to vulnerability and seeking and giving support. But the original talk was more locally targeted, then seen by Wyoming PBS, and expanded on from there.
Good for you young lady and hang in there. KEEP ON KEEPIN ON! By the way, I'm not gay and would have said yes!!
THANK YOU Millie, Craig, and WYO PBS for bringing such an important and pervasive issue as mental health to viewers. The income map shown got my attention as I ‘ve lived in Denver for 30 years married to a severely bipolar spouse and we constantly struggled to find mental health resources, such as clinics, hospitals, and providers despite having health insurance that would have covered treatment. Ironically, Colorado’s population is routinely touted as one of the “healthiest” in the nation yet the state consistently ranks near the bottom of mental health resource availabilty. Like Jackson Hole, we’re viewed as an outdoorsy, robust, and health-focused population. Never mind the reality of what lies beneath the surface which remains unaddressed and unfunded. I imagine there’s an even greater paucity of mental health resources in rural states like Wyoming if even densely populated metro areas like Denver and the entire front range offer too little resources. Unfortunately, stigma of mental health issues remains our greatest obstacle. Thank you again for being vulnerable yet powerful at the same time.
When watching this, please remember the context of the included talk: Millie's TED-style talk was part of a friend's senior project that asked Jackson kids to address the issues they thought were important in their world (Jackson). Of course, much of her message extends to all of humanity in regard to vulnerability and seeking and giving support. But the original talk was more locally targeted, then seen by Wyoming PBS, and expanded on from there.
Good for you young lady and hang in there. KEEP ON KEEPIN ON! By the way, I'm not gay and would have said yes!!