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When choosing between mental health and basic needs

I lie awake calculating whether I can afford my depression medication or groceries this week and wondering if anyone would even notice if I just disappeared.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Impossible choices between survival necessities can push someone toward the very despair that requires treatment.

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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.