Mental Illness Awareness Week – October 4-10, 2020

Mental Illness

Mental illnesses are health conditions that involve changes in behavior, thinking, or emotion. Mental illness can be a combination of these. According to psychiatry.org, 19% of U.S. adults experience some form of mental illness. 4.1% has a severe mental illness, and 8.5% has a diagnosable substance use disorder. Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed …