Understanding Mental Illness

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Throughout history, people with mental illness have been misunderstood. Just 100 years ago, these people would have been sent to an asylum, never to return to regular society. We are moving toward education, but we are not there yet.  This has caused people to avoid treatment and continue to wrestle with their problems.  When actor Robin Williams died as a[...] Read More »

TruthToTell, October 7: MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS: What Are We Running From? AUDIO HERE, VIDEO COMING

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PLEASE DONATE $10 to HELP TTT HERE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What is it about mental illness that makes people turn a blind eye to the realities around them – yes, most probably in their families or themselves? Why have we as a species come to see behavioral health as something to run away from, not only as[...] Read More »