Lutheran Suicide Prevention Ministry
http://www.lutheransuicideprevention.org
recognizes

October 4-11 Mental Illness Awareness Week

October 10 as World Mental Health Day

and October 8 National Depression Screening Day.

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http://www.mhascreening.org

One in four adults--approximately 61.5 million Americans--- experience serious mental illness a year
Serious mental illness cost America $193.2 billion a year in lost earnings per year.
The World Health Organization reports that Major Depression is the leading global disability.
Adults living with serious mental illness die approximately 25 years sooner due to treatable medical conditions.
Mood disorders such as depression are the third most common cause of hospitalizations in the US for adults and youth ages 18 to 44.

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Click on this link for a video of Cher discussing mental illness and how to talk about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMdFj4e0Q18

See Glenn Close, actress, discuss mental illness in her family and her advocacy efforts to end stigma.