NEWSLETTER
Spring 2009
Fall/Winter 2008-2009

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Mental Health America (formerly known as the Mental Health Association) is the country’s leading nonprofit dedicated to helping ALL people live mentally healthier lives. With our more than 320 affiliates nationwide, we represent a growing movement of Americans who promote mental wellness for the health and well-being of the nation – everyday and in times of crisis.

• We are individuals who have experienced and are seeking recovery from mental health problems or addictions.
• We are families of loved ones who have struggled with these issues, or been lost to suicide.
• We are advocates who see mental health as a public health and social justice issue.
• We are mental health care professionals who believe that an individual’s goals for recovery should come first.
• We are primary care doctors and nurses that see the impact of poor mental health in our patients’ general health everyday.
• We are researchers who are unlocking the secrets of the brain and human behavior.
• We are businessmen and women who understand the benefits of good mental health to the bottom line.
• We are school officials who see children fall behind due to unmet emotional needs.
• We are youth who want to help our peers with mental health problems.
• We are people who believe in the mind-body connection and power of prevention.
• We are people of all faiths who support fellow congregants with mental health and substance abuse problems.
• We are Republican, Democrat and Independent voters who view this as a people issue, not a partisan one.
• We are public officials who are trying to change systems from within.
• We are law enforcement and corrections officers who see the effects of untreated illness and wish there were better services for the people we encounter.
• We are active duty military, veterans and families who know the stress of combat.
• We are survivors of natural disasters, domestic abuse and street crimes who confront the psychological effects of these traumatic events everyday.

We are Mental Health America! We are bringing wellness home.

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To get comprehensive information about suicide please click here.
If you are in crisis, please try any of the numbers below that apply:
IF YOU ARE IN CRISIS AND NEED IMMEDIATE HELP, PLEASE CALL ANY OF THESE
NUMBERS:

.1-800-273-8255 (1-800-273-TALK)

.1-800-784-2433 (1-800-SUICIDE)

.1-866-488-7386 (1-866-4.U.TREVOR aimed at gay and questioning youth)

In Knox County you may also call 2-1-1 or 740-398-2828.
 

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Mental Health America: Our Centennial Celebration
“Celebrating the Legacy; Forging the Future” 1909 - 2009
Read more about this celebration here!

Did You Know
About one-third of American children go without health care annually.

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