skip to main content
skip to newscasts

Friday, March 29, 2024

Public News Service Logo
facebook instagram linkedin reddit youtube twitter
view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

Reducing the Stigma: 1 in 4 Ohioans Struggles with Mental Illness

play audio
Play

Tuesday, May 20, 2014   

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Mental illness may be more common than many people assume, with an estimated one in four Ohioans experiencing a mental health challenge at some point in their lifetime. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Katie Dillon, children and youth outreach coordinator, National Alliance on Mental Illness-Ohio (NAMI Ohio), says discrimination is a major barrier to those who are seeking treatment. Her group works to end the stigmas associated with mental disorders.

"We're encouraging individuals to speak about their mental illness, and understand that this is an illness like any other," Dillon says. "This is something that you are born with and something that you suffer with, and something that you need treatment for. So, it's not something to be ashamed of."

This summer, NAMI Ohio is launching a mobile bus campaign. Representatives will travel to over 100 communities around the state to educate the public about mental illness and build support for the almost 3 million Ohioans who experience mental health disorders.

Dillon says mental illness can affect anyone at any age, and regardless of race, economic status or education. She encourages people to watch for signs of concern in those they care about and in themselves.

"You're having a series of days that you feel are 'bad days' - you don't have as much energy, and you're starting withdrawal from your friends, and feel isolated. We encourage you at that very beginning to reach out and speak to someone that you trust," she advises.

Dillon says that could be a counselor, primary care physician or psychiatrist. She adds that with the right support, successful treatment or recovery from a mental illness are possible.

For more information, the NAMI Ohio website is www.namiohio.org.




get more stories like this via email

more stories
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week about the popular abortion pill Mifepristone and will weigh in on whether the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was correct in how it can be dosed and prescribed. (Ascannio/Adobe Stock)

Health and Wellness

play sound

Missouri residents are worried about future access to birth control. The latest survey from The Right Time, an initiative based in Missouri…


Social Issues

play sound

Wisconsin children from low-income families are now on track to get nutritious foods over the summer. Federal officials have approved the Badger …

Social Issues

play sound

Almost 2,900 people are unsheltered on any given night in the Beehive State. Gov. Spencer Cox is celebrating signing nine bills he says are geared …


The U.S. teaching workforce remains primarily white while the percentage of Black teachers has declined. However, the percentage of Asian and Latinx teachers is rising.(WavebreakMediaMicro/Adobestock)

Social Issues

play sound

Education advocates are calling on lawmakers to increase funding for programs to combat the teacher shortage. Around 37% of schools nationwide …

Environment

play sound

New York's Legislature is considering a bill to get clean-energy projects connected to the grid faster. It's called the RAPID Act, for "Renewable …

Social Issues

play sound

Earlier this month, a new Arizona Public Service rate hike went into effect and one senior advocacy group said those on a fixed income may struggle …

Social Issues

play sound

Michigan recently implemented a significant juvenile justice reform package following recommendations from a task force made up of prosecutors…

 

Phone: 303.448.9105 Toll Free: 888.891.9416 Fax: 208.247.1830 Your trusted member- and audience-supported news source since 1996 Copyright © 2021