Hello, and welcome to Mental Illness Awareness Week, running October 6-12, but, and we cannot stress this enough: always.
For ways to get involved, visit the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website, and follow the #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek hashtags on your favorite social media platform(s)
From Wikipedia:
An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older—about one in four adults—are believed to be diagnosable with a mental illness in any given year.[2] The numbers may be larger because stigma reduces reporting.[3] Not only are these adults affected by one mental illness; 45% of these adults meet criteria for two or more disorders.[4] These range from fairly common mood disorders to the much more serious anxiety and schizophrenia disorders. Among these, anxiety disorders were the most common, as some 40 million American adults ages 18 and older experience some form of anxiety disorder.[5] Despite the large number of Americans affected by such disorders, stigma surrounding mental illness is a major barrier that prevents people from seeking the mental health treatment that they need.[6] Programs during Mental Illness Awareness Week are designed to create community awareness and discussion in an effort to put an end to stigma and advocate for treatment and recovery.
