Mental​ ​Illness​ ​Awareness​ ​Week​ ​ is​ ​October​ ​1–7,​ ​2017
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​Each​ ​year,​ ​the​ ​first​ ​full​ ​week of​ ​October​ ​provides​ ​an​ ​opportunity​ ​to​ ​fight​ ​stigma,​ ​provide​ ​support,​ ​educate​ ​the public​ ​and​ ​advocate​ ​for​ ​equal​ ​care.
One​ ​in​ ​five​ ​adults​ ​experiences​ ​mental​ ​illness​ ​problems​ ​every​ ​year,​ ​and​ ​50%​ ​of chronic​ ​mental​ ​illness​ ​begins​ ​by​ ​age​ ​14.​ ​Although​ ​many​ ​people​ ​today​ ​understand that​ ​mental​ â€...
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