Mental Illness Awareness

I decided I would start the mental health awareness thing. My plan is to post something regarding mental health on a weekly basis. I will post things on this blog, Facebook, Tumblr, and Instagram. I will either post something relating to mental health (stats, helplines, videos, or answers to the questionnaire I created. I don't know that I will accomplish anything, but if I each even one person then I have accomplished something.

Today's item is from the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The image I have is poor quality. There is a pdf, but I can't upload a pdf. Here is the link to the image for better quality: NAMI Mental Health Fact Sheet

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