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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so we teamed up with Lanada Williams to talk about the best ways to manage our mental health. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 43.7 million adults were dealing with a mental illness in the United States in 2012.
[View the story "Managing Mental Health During Mental Health Awareness Month" on Storify ]Managing Mental Health During Mental Health Awareness Month May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so we teamed up with Lanada Williams to talk about the best ways to manage our mental health. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 43.7 million adults were dealing with a mental illness in the United States in 2012. Storified by #HERchat · Fri, May 22 2015 18:45:45
A1: These days very few people go through life without knowing someone with a mental health issue. Depression, ADHD, Anxiety,OCD #HERchatHope Homes
There five major mental illnesses, Austim, ADHA, Bipolar, major depressive disorder schizophrenia #HERchat #LwsradioLanada Williams
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Many mental illnesses begin early in life, usually by the time someone is 14-years-old.
@EmpowHER @lwsradio A1. I struggled with my body image at age 14 #HERchat always in my mind
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