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Anti-stigma Campaign
People, Inc. and MHACF have been chosen as one of 12 agencies around the country to locally implement a national anti-stigma campaign targeted to the 18-25 year-old population of Central Florida, as part of a nationwide federal effort to support mentally ill youth through their friends.
If you want information on how to
Learn, Support and Listen
Learn, Support and Listen
your friend with a mental illness, visit www.whatadifference.org
For information and photos of our campaign activities of this year:
Spring Break @ Daytona Beach
and
Amateur Video Contest
visit our:
Spring Break @ Daytona Beach
and
Amateur Video Contest
visit our:
Don't be a part of the statistics!
Only about one-quarter of young adults between the ages of 18-24 believe that a person with mental illness can eventually recover.
Only 42 percent of Americans believe that a person with mental illness can be as successful at work as others.
Only a little more than one-half (54%) of young adults who know someone with a mental illness believe that treatment can help people with mental illnesses lead normal lives.
Despite the fact that an overwhelming majority of Americans believe that people with mental illnesses are not to blame for their conditions (85%), only about one in four (26%) agree that people are generally caring and sympathetic toward individuals with mental illnesses.
HealthStyles Survey 2006 (Porter Novelli)
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