Focus More Attention on Mental Health Needs
Changes to our mental health system and funding will not come without raising awareness.
By William R. Isemann President and CEO of KidsPeace When someone is battling a physical illness, people rush to help. Fundraisers abound for childhood cancer patients, teenagers who have been in car accidents and parents awaiting life-saving organ transplants. And it is not just monetary donations that are offered. Babysitting services, home-cooked meals or transportation to doctors’ appointments are other ways people pitch in to ease the burden and create a support system for the ill person and his family. Friends and relatives may initiate the outreach, but it is also very common for strangers to offer assistance. Perhaps it is because watching someone else suffer reminds us of our own humanity, of the fact that the same tragedy could …
