Saturday, July 23, 2011

Project #2

-Mental illnesses are more common than cancer, diabetes, or heart disease

-According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1 in every 4 people, or 25% per cent of individuals, develops one or more mental disorders at some stage in life. Today, 450 million people globally suffer from mental disorders in both developed and developing countries. Of these, 154 million suffer from depression, 25 million from schizophrenia, 91 million from alcohol use disorder and 15 million drug use disorder.

Cathleen is an amazing woman and wants to share her story with the world.  She has so much to offer and give and what people have thought she could never accomplish, she has and then some.  She has her own website to help others who have also suffered through mental health BrainBeHappy.com .  To read her full story go to  http://brainbehappy.com/CathleensStory/index.html



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