Courtesy Jonah Barrow(NEW YORK) Nine months ago, near the end of August, Jonah Barrow, a high school senior, attempted to take his own life.
Now, the 18-year-old from Katy, Texas, is speaking out about his survival to share a message of hope amid a mental health crisis in the United States, particularly among teenagers.
"I hope that I can change the mind of at least one person. That s all I care about," Barrow told ABC News Good Morning America. "If I can change the mind of one person or encourage someone to speak out, relieve themselves of their suffering, that s all I can hope to dream."
Barrow said his mental health struggles began in middle school, as he faced difficulties transitioning to a new school and new friends.
When he entered high school a few years later, Barrow said he began to struggle with his mental health again. An accomplished piano, cello, ukulele and guitar player, he found his niche playing guitar in a rock band.
Yet on that day last A
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