Do you know what the number one cause of disability is in America? Heart disease? Cancer? Actually, it’s depression. It’s a sad statistic, but suicide is the third leading cause of death in America for high school students. Did you know that Stanly County leads the state average for suicide by 35% from 2002-2006? Did you know that two thirds of people who have a diagnosable mental illness, a perfectly treatable disease and curable disorder, never seek help? The facts are that mental illness is a serious condition, that is laughed about and joked about every day from the general population, and these jokes construct major barriers for people who need help.
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