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Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) is Oct. 5-11

Now in its 25th year, Mental Illness Awareness Week provides communities across the country with an opportunity to acknowledge the human and economic toll taken by mental illnesses and to celebrate new treatment advances. Most Americans know someone with a mental illness. Mental illness can be caused by genetic, biological or environmental factors. The APA emphasizes that seeking help is a sign of strength. The APA believes raising awareness in the communities will help eradicate the stigma surrounding mental illness and aid the mentally ill in living their lives in the best possible way, with the best possible medical treatment.

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