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06-03-2014, 05:13 PM
Philadelphia Is Breaking Mental Illness Stigma. Is Your City Next?
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Approximately 57.7 million (http://www.nami.org/template.cfm?section=about_mental_illness) American adults experience diag**sable mental health disorders each year, but widespread stigma prevents many of them from seeking adequate help.
The City of Philadelphia — where one in four residents will be affected by a mental illness in 2014 — wants to spread awareness and offer support in a simple, inspiring way: by promising to listen.
See also: 10 In**vations That Improved the World in 2013 (http://mashable.com/2013/12/04/in**vations-world-2013/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Tuesday, June 3 marks the first-ever #IWillListen Day (http://naminyc.iwilllisten.org/event/philly/), when Philadelphians can join a citywide conversation on mental health by pledging via social media to listen to others, without judgment. There will also be a health fair with various participating organizations taking place in the city's Love Park (http://www.visitphilly.com/museums-attractions/philadelphia/love-park/) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/03/iwilllisten-philadelphia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Approximately 57.7 million (http://www.nami.org/template.cfm?section=about_mental_illness) American adults experience diag**sable mental health disorders each year, but widespread stigma prevents many of them from seeking adequate help.
The City of Philadelphia — where one in four residents will be affected by a mental illness in 2014 — wants to spread awareness and offer support in a simple, inspiring way: by promising to listen.
See also: 10 In**vations That Improved the World in 2013 (http://mashable.com/2013/12/04/in**vations-world-2013/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Tuesday, June 3 marks the first-ever #IWillListen Day (http://naminyc.iwilllisten.org/event/philly/), when Philadelphians can join a citywide conversation on mental health by pledging via social media to listen to others, without judgment. There will also be a health fair with various participating organizations taking place in the city's Love Park (http://www.visitphilly.com/museums-attractions/philadelphia/love-park/) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/03/iwilllisten-philadelphia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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