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Getting Ready for Mental Illness Week Months in Advance!
© show some heart©October 3rd through 9th 2004 is Mental Illness Awareness Week.
Mental illnesses include such disorders as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic and other severe anxiety disorders, autism and pervasive developmental disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, borderline personality disorder, and other severe and persistent mental illnesses that affect the brain. These disorders can profoundly disrupt a person's thinking, feeling, moods, ability to relate to others and capacity for coping with the demands of life. Mental illnesses can affect persons of any age, race, religion, or income. Mental illnesses are not the result of personal weakness, lack of character, or poor upbringing.Mental illnesses are treatable. Most people with serious mental illness need medication to help control symptoms, but also rely on supportive counseling, self-help groups, assistance with housing, vocational rehabilitation, income assistance and other community services in order to achieve their highest level of recovery.
For those of you who would like to post this and spread awareness here is the code:
<SMALL><CENTER><FONT color=#000000 face=Symbol size=1>© </FONT><FONT face=Tahoma><a href=http://www.livejournal.com/users/christmaschild/236798.html>show some heart<a></FONT><FONT face=Symbol size=1>©</FONT></CENTER><CENTER><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="50%"><TBODY><TR><TD width="20%" bgColor=#333333> </TD><TD width="20%" bgColor=#666666> </TD><TD width="20%" bgColor=#cccccc> </TD><TD width="20%" bgColor=#666666> </TD><TD width="20%" bgColor=#333333> </TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle colSpan=5><FONT face=Tahoma size=1><B>Mental Illness: <A href="http://www.peoplesayimcrazy.org/"><FONT color=#000000>People Say I'm Crazy.</FONT></A></B></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER><CENTER><FONT face=Tahoma size=1>October 3rd through 9th 2004 is <A href="http://www.nami.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Inform_Yourself/About_Mental_Illness/About_Mental_Illness.htm"><FONT color=#000000>Mental Illness Awareness Week</FONT></A>.</FONT> </SMALL></CENTER> |
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