If we treated physical illness like we treat mental illness

There are many stereotypes about mental illness — like wrongly thinking that someone is able to just "get over it." But, like physical illness, mental illness also cannot be controlled. What if people held that same stereotype against people with physical illness? It doesn't make much sense. And people with mental illness shouldn't be treated that way either. 


 

Monica's goal is to raise awareness about suicide and help erase the stigma associated with mental illness. In 2012, she won first place in News Enterprise Reporting by the Michigan Press Association for her series on suicide in the community, and in 2013, was named “Digital Innovator of the Year” by the Local Media Association. In 2019, she received the Ambassador Award from the suicide prevention nonprofit Six Feet Over. She started the blog Meant to Live to help others by sharing signs of depression, reasons to live, resources, suicide and bullying prevention groups, other people’s stories and memorials. She especially wants to show people that they are not alone.

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