Mental Illness Awareness Week and Walks Fight Stigma Nationwide
September 9th, 2010
Mental Illness Awareness Week in the United States is October 3rd through 9th. Nationwide, NAMIWalks (through NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness) will be held throughout the months of September, October, and November. These walks promote awareness by providing free education classes and support groups for friends and family members whose lives are impacted by mental illness. The walks also serve as a fundraiser for local programs that provide such support year round. Being both aware of and comfortable talking about mental illness are two huge cornerstones to creating communities that are free of stigma and willing to provide the help and support needed to help the millions whose lives are directly or indirectly impacted by mental illness.
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awareness bout any issue that we encounter in our lives is very important and as there wil always be some1 who has a mental problem it is important tht ppl are educated regarding the same.it will help them to better understand and not be naive to the concept and they can learn how to treat such a person.
Hope that these kinds of walks not only raise money but also raise awareness of mental health issues in the communities where they are held
stigma attached to mental health problms take their toll all the time.I think it is far more a problm than many other issues facing the spread of mental health care.Sad but true!
Some friends of mine from work and I are doing a walk in our town in October. Can’t wait!
I really do believe that people are aware of the mental health obstacles facing so many others but they turn a blind eye and find it very uncomfortable to talk about to others. It is one of those conversations where they feel like if they talk about it then people will think that they have a probalem or that somehow it is going to affect them through simply recognizing what is going on. How ridiculous. The only way to overcome is to be aware and to get that open dialogue started. Without that there is no chance for change or for improvement, only more of the same. That is definitely not what we want to see.
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