HealthWise at Five: Educate Yourself About Mental Illness - KCBD NewsChannel 11
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Mental Illness Awareness Week (Oct. 7-13) is an opportunity to learn more about serious mental illnesses such as depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Mental illnesses are medical issues. One in four adults experiences a mental health problem in any given year. One in 17 people lives with serious, chronic mental illness. In observance of Mental Illness Awareness Week, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Lubbock, in collaboration with the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine will host a public forum, "Our Mental Health Community," with representatives of the various agencies, hospitals and clinics involved with mental health care, at noon Wednesday (Oct. 10) at the TTUHSC Academic Classroom Building, 3601 4th St. room 220. The School of Medicine will provide a free lunch. Read the full story >> |
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