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We have made some progress with our society handling mental health shaming. But we still have a long way to go. In this episode, I will continue to discuss how mental health conditions affect not only adults, but children as well.
We all have seen the heartbreaking tragedies that have resulted in school shootings across our country. I felt it more personally when Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown Connecticut, was the target to every parent's worse nightmare. I was living in Connecticut at that time, on December 14, 2012 , when a mentally disturbed 20 year old man, killed 27 people and then himself. 20 first grade children, aged 6 and 7, had their young lives murdered.
Even though my grandchildren were living in another part of Connecticut, it shook me to my core to realize that every state and community, can fall prey to horror.
I believe in breaking down the barriers that prevent people from getting the professional help they need to get positive and healthy results from proper diagnosis's and treatment for their own mental health.
There is help. Take that first step and reach out to a mental health advocate.
LINKS!

• https://www.mhanational.org  ( Mental Health America - community based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and promoting the overall mental health of all. )
• https://www.sandyhookpromise.org ( Sandy Hook Promise - national nonprofit organization founded and led by several family members whose loved ones were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School )
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