275_I Suddenly Had Hope

Published: Oct. 10, 2023, 10 a.m.

As a teen, Lacey's depression and suicidal thoughts were so pervasive that she did not know if she would live past the age of 16.

She is now a social worker helping others.Lacey shares about her family's inability to speak openly about mental-health challenges before she opened that conversational door.\xa0 She credits her grandmother, who then disclosed the generations-long family history of depression, which allowed Lacey to have hope for a future.