Grieving for Jamie | News [Video]

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Grief and loss can have a tremendous impact on a person’s mental health. Grief can cause depression, anxiety, sleep issues, isolation and seriously effect a person’s physical health. There is no right way to grieve because each person and every circumstance is different.

Sharing and talking about your loss is an important step in the grieving process and essential for healing. It can ease the burden of your pain and keep you from feeling isolated or alone. Mental health support is available for anyone struggling with grief. The San Diego Access and Crisis Line (ACL) is operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and all calls are answered by experienced counselors who provide immediate help for the support you need.

County employee Elene Bratton lost her son Jamie more than 20 years ago. Her painful journey through the debilitating grief of losing a child taught her she …