Julie Hersh

Dallas, Fort Worth Area United States

Speaker/Author

An author and activist who is widely recognized for her work in mental health advocacy and suicide prevention, Julie Hersh devotes her time to a variety of writing, speaking, and community-based endeavors. A survivor of persistent and recurring clinical depression, Julie Hersh attempted suicide on three occasions, which prompted her to try a variety of treatment methods. Finding success with a combination of medication, behavioral modification, and electroconvulsive therapy, Ms. Hersh went on to write Struck by Living: From Depression to Hope, an in-depth account of her battles with depression and suicide.