1. QUESTION????

2.  Someone who has a mental illness has moved next door to you.

3. Some one who has mental illness has moved next door to you. What do you expect the person to be like?

4.  Crazy  Retarded  Weird  Maniac  Drug Addict  Psycho  Insane  Dangerous  Violent  Recluse  Suicidal

6. How true are these stereotypes?  Let’s test your knowledge about mental illness.

7. There is a devastating illness that will strike one out of five people a some point in their lives-

8.  But we keep quiet about it out of

9. SHAME

10. Now is the time to break the silence about mental illness through education.

11.  Mental illness is a treatable brain disorder. And it is physical, just like heart disease or diabetes.  But most people do not get the help they need because of stigma and ignorance.

12.  Even one lesson on mental illness can make a difference in the lives of young people who may be struck by brain disorders such as

13. SCHIZOPHRENIA

14. MANIC DEPRESSION

15. OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER

16. PANIC DISORDER

17. BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER

18.  We have learned more about the brain during the past decade than in all the preceding centuries combined.  We now know it is biology, not a character flaw or bad parenting, that causes the serious mental illnesses which are classified as brain disorders.

19.  The good news is that early intervention can have a dramatic impact on the course of recovery.  The bad news is that few people receive prompt treatment.