Editor’s Note: In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, this is Part 5 of a month-long series centering around the many facets of mental health from community, to crime, to survivor stories. Read Part 4, “Suicide attempt survivor shares perspective, advice,” here.
Jeremie Wharton said his passion to work in the mental health field came from his own lived experiences.
As a youth, Wharton said he had a “very troubled home environment” and, despite…



