Did You Know? Mental Illness Awareness Week is October 4th – 10th

Posted On October 6, 2020
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Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) is observed every year during the first full week of October to promote community outreach and education concerning mental illnesses such as major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.  MIAW was established in 1990 by the U.S. Congress to recognize the work of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) to educate and increase awareness about mental illness.  To learn more, go to the following link –

https://www.nami.org/get-involved/awareness-events/mental-illness-awareness-week

Other important dates during Mental Illness Awareness Week:

Oct 8:    National Depression Screening Day

https://www.mhanational.org/national-depression-screening-day

Oct 10:  World Mental Health Day

https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-mental-health-day

Oct 10:  NAMIWalks National Day of Hope

For information on this year’s virtual event and registration to join the Georgia State Panthers Team, go to the following link – https://www.namiwalks.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&teamID=37329