As suicides rise in southeast Minnesota, mental health specialists seek to promote a message of hope

ROCHESTER Before becoming a suicide prevention coordinator, Josh Jensen was a teenager who struggled with depression, feelings of hopelessness, and traumatic conditions that he now helps others struggle through as a mobile crisis supervisor. As a child, Jensen was raised in a tumultuous home by a mother who suffered a head injury in her teens. Her stepfather was a kind and generous man who helped Jensen’s mother cope and regulate her behavior. While returning from school one day, Jensen’s biological father pulled him aside and told him that his stepfather…

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