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