Utah has a mental health problem. Here’s what lawmakers are doing about it

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SALT LAKE CITY — One sign stood out amid a sea of blue picket signs held by suicide prevention and mental health advocates at the Utah Capitol rotunda on Tuesday.

Amanda Hurst held a sign with two pictures, containing the messages: “how it started” and “how it ended.” Hurst and her husband can be seen smiling in a wedding picture dated June 18, 2020. Further down, Hurst is in the second picture kneeling at a casket alone with the words “mental health matters” written below.

KSL News reports that 13 days before the couple’s 10th wedding anniversary, Hurst’s husband died by suicide. Hurst described her husband as sweet, someone who loved his job and their dog. Mostly she remembered the way her husband made her laugh.

“The biggest thing that I think of when I think about him is how funny he was and how much he made me laugh. He really could make me laugh more than any person,” Hurst said. “You would never know that he was so depressed.”

Read the full story here:  KSL News.

Written by ASHLEY FREDDE, KSL News.com.

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