October 4-10 marks Mental Illness Awareness Week. Started by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in 1990, the Week is a joining together of Mental Health Advocates to not only raise the awareness of Mental Illness in our communities, but to fight the stigmas that can become a major roadblock to recovery.

To learn more about Mental Illness Awareness week click on the previous link and also make sure to check out some of the definitions and Myths and Facts of Mental Illness.

Also, during this week many PBS television stations will be broadcasting “Minds on the Edge: Facing Mental Illness.” Check the program’s listings for days and times it will be showing in your area. Help spread the word! Use this provocative, informative program to support advocacy for reform of the mental heath care system.

In addition Fred Friendly Seminars, Inc., which produced Minds has issued a challenge to people who register as friends on the program’s Facebook page. For whoever becomes the 1,000th person to register, they will donate $250 to the non-profit mental health organization of the person’s choice.

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