Philadelphia Is Breaking Mental Illness Stigma. Is Your City Next?
 

Philadelphia Is Breaking Mental Illness Stigma. Is Your City Next?
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Approximately 57.7 million 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.

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Tuesday, June 3 marks the first-ever #IWillListen Day, 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 Read more...

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