by Kelli Donley | Nov 3, 2021 | 2021, Public Health
I was fortunate to receive my COVID-19 booster shot today. I visited a pharmacy website this morning and by late afternoon, I had the vaccine in my arm. There were no expenses that I was required to pay, and the entire process took longer because I had to drive to the...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 11, 2021 | 2021, Journal, Public Health
I started a new job mid-August. I’m still working in both government and in public health, but for a new agency and in a new area. I’d worked in suicide prevention across the state for nearly a decade, and it was a great time to be involved in this field....
by Kelli Donley | Apr 22, 2018 | Public Health
Lately, I’ve been spending time with the homeless, and those on the edge of homelessness. I’ve also been spending a lot of time at public forums and community events discussing substance use services available in our community. None of this is...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 29, 2016 | Public Health
One of my roles is work in suicide prevention. In the last two years, I’ve learned there are few families in America who haven’t been touched by suicide — and this is especially true if you live west of the Mississippi. There is a western wave of...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 16, 2015 | Arizona, Public Health
I’d been invited to this small community in northern Arizona because of suicide. Children were dying, by their own hands, and no one knew what to do. It’s a community, a family really, of no more than 500. There is a health clinic, a school, a Boys...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 12, 2015 | Public Health
I didn’t think when I studied public health a dozen years ago I’d end up spending my days in homeless shelters and learning how to prevent people from killing themselves. Or hotly debating public policy, budgets and political leanings. Happily, here I am,...
